The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CHATTY
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result CHATTY
- Talkative, and spiteful about hotel
- Talkative, spiteful about husband
- Talkative, spiteful, interrupted by husband
- Spiteful about husband and inclined to gossip
- Church legal representative specialising in verbal exchanges
- Hard, in spiteful surroundings, to be talkative
- Inclined to talk in church? Indeed, about keeping off drink
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What does CHATTY mean?
CHATTY adjective- Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.
- Of a text or speech, expressed in a conversational style.
- Supplying more information than necessary; verbose.
- Infested with lice; or, dirty, worn or of poor quality; lousy.
- A clay pot for holding water.