The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NADIA
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More clues leading to the result NADIA
- Girl climbing a mountain finally needing a hand up
- Upset Aidan’s girl
- Help a new backward-looking girl
- Girl employed by Carolina Diamonds
- Man going up, lady coming down
- Girl Irish boy rejected
- Irish missionary upsets this Eastern European girl
- Dan is back to Iowa with a famous gymnast
- Legendary gymnast’s letters from Canadians
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Legendary gymnast" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case legendary gymnast = nadia.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.