Cryptic crossword clue
Greek character twitchy about correct pronunciation of ‘Hercules’? 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RHOTIC

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What does RHOTIC mean?

RHOTIC noun
  1. A rhotic consonant or rhotic vowel (R-coloured vowel).
RHOTIC adjective
  1. (of an English accent) That allows the phoneme /ɹ/ even when not followed by a vowel, as in bar (/bɑːɹ/) and bard or barred (/bɑːɹd/); (of an English speaker) who speaks with such an accent.
  2. (of a phoneme) Having a sound quality associated with the letter R; having the sound of any of certain IPA symbols, including /ɹ/, /ɻ/, /ɚ/, /ɝ/ and /r/.

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