Cryptic crossword clue
It galls terribly to smell book that I can’t grasp 3,3,5,2,2

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 3 plus 5 plus 2 plus 2 letter word IT’S ALL GREEK TO ME

I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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The straight part
We know that "that I can’t grasp" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case that i can’t grasp = it’s all greek to me.
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.


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