The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word LEDERHOSEN
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More clues leading to the result LEDERHOSEN
- Guided by queen, clubs abandoning selected traditional shorts
- Lend heroes recycled gear for Oktoberfest?
- Red heels on exchanged for leather breeches
- Authority figure wanting a pipe and new trousers
- Shorts pound, shocking her donees
- Boss wanting a pipe and new shorts
- Extremely lame horse struggling in sanctuary, pants
- Seen or held away kit of Bayern?
- Elder son, he changes short trousers
- Foreign articles not initially selected for wear abroad
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The straight part
We know that "traditional shorts" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case traditional shorts = lederhosen.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 LEDERHOSEN mean?
LEDERHOSEN noun- A pair of knee-breeches made of leather, typical of Bavaria.