The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 5 letter word ACUTE ANGLE
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More clues leading to the result ACUTE ANGLE
- Heard a line twist in tighter corner
- A delightful spin which makes a point
- Actual gene mutation visible at 30 degrees?
- A pretty old invader, one of four in VW?
- A smart point of view in a tight corner
- Report of an imbroglio when lining up is less than right?
- Dangerous fish — could be between 0 and 90
- Clever perspective - it's not obtuse
- A hack European film director in Hollywood, for the most part, is a small crook
- A beautiful fish, less than right in a way
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The straight part
We know that "tighter corner" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tighter corner = acute angle.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.