The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CINEMA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result CINEMA
- Pictures came in for restoration
- Modern art medicine man exhibits
- Big screen forming part of rhetoric in emails
- Pictures of US agents holding rebellious men
- Key chaps in charge over picture house
- Spooky group keeping people up in House of Usher?
- Screen employees coming back into agency
- Theater, the last word in comfort originally, heading west
- A mince pie is an art form
- Blame Nicola, having returned the pictures
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The straight part
We know that "picture house" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case picture house = cinema.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.
What does CINEMA mean?
CINEMA noun- A movie theatre, a movie house
- Films collectively.
- The film and movie industry.
- The art of making films and movies; cinematography