The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MISSPELT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
M
I
S
S
P
E
L
T
More clues leading to the result MISSPELT
- Girl taking shower awfully composed?
- Coat under slip taken down in error
- Simplest, but strangely written wrongly
- Requiring correction, female taking shower
- Simplest production, where characters have been cast badly
- Maiden meeting cast with inappropriate character?
- Fail to get career as proffessional
- What embarassment is making girl hide?
- Having some dodgy characters present could make young girl hide
- Simplest novel badly written
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "with some dodgy characters?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case with some dodgy characters? = misspelt.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 MISSPELT mean?
MISSPELT verb- To spell incorrectly.