The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 plus 2 plus 5 letter word LOOK BACK IN ANGER
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More clues leading to the result LOOK BACK IN ANGER
- Play to be ticked off in review?
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- Behold: rugby player in passion play
- Knack associated with born goalie in play
- Play a crank, being bothered after appearance
- Emulate Lot’s wife nearing breaking out? That’s drama!
- ‘Barcelona King’ Messi reportedly OK to enter play
- Bill and family tucked into butcher’s sausage — what drama
- Frame splenetic review of history play
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The straight part
We know that "play" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case play = look back in anger.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.