The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word PIZZICATO
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More clues leading to the result PIZZICATO
- Italian food contains ice, mostly, leading to a 22 manner of playing
- Mostly Italian food given to one pet? Nothing to be plucked
- Plucked energy up to stay in command in South Africa
- Don’t bow to make such an effect as a player
- *Militant political students excluded from participation in plucky performance
- Plucky action taken by some of the players
- Fiddle with finger
- Plucked tail off Italian grub found on pet I love to hold
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The straight part
We know that "a 22 manner of playing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a 22 manner of playing = pizzicato.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.
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What does PIZZICATO mean?
PIZZICATO noun- A note that is played pizzicato
- To be played by plucking the strings instead of using the bow.