The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TOUCHDOWN
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More clues leading to the result TOUCHDOWN
- US score, bit lower
- A dash crestfallen, seeing American sporting success
- Cry of pain with daughter in built-up area coming to ground
- Try to land
- Little bit sad when Eagle landed?
- Land that gives a player a try
- Feel feathers should be used in landing
- Football score that hurts Germany, community gathers
- Try to land
- Little drink for a score in America?
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The straight part
We know that "Landing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case landing = touchdown.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 TOUCHDOWN mean?
TOUCHDOWN noun- A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone.
- A defensive action of grounding the ball in the team’s own in-goal to stop the play
- A try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team’s in-goal)
- The moment when an aircraft or spacecraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a landing.
- The moment of contact of a tornado with the ground.