The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BROADWAY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result BROADWAY
- Award boy collected in New York's theatreland
- American street full of houses?
- Non-PC female technique shows here
- Minor thoroughfares with a lot of theatres
- Approach woman in van in NYC street
- Where you might see New York woman with style
- General style for theatreland
- General behaviour in Manhattan thoroughfare
- . Three thoroughfares lead you to New York theatre centre
- Open style amusement destination in New York
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The straight part
We know that "Manhattan thoroughfare" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case manhattan thoroughfare = broadway.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does BROADWAY mean?
BROADWAY noun- An esplanade.