The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 4 letter word FANCY THAT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result FANCY THAT
- Leader of Tories in posh headgear? Well I never!
- 25 tango in posh wedding attire?
- Cyclist’s last to don elaborate headgear; whatever next?
- I’m surprised and tense, wearing expensive headgear
- My time to wear Ascot headgear, say
- I’m surprised chatty fan collapsed
- My time in Fez, say
- Fez, perhaps, is importing tons — gosh!
- I'm surprised and tense, wearing expensive headgear
- Imagine special soldiers avoiding threat
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The straight part
We know that "I’m surprised" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case i’m surprised = fancy that.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.