The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word WOODEN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result WOODEN
- Court office acting poorly?
- Expressionless, now turning to take in poem
- Lifeless ode, now rewritten
- This the last spoon?
- The last to get such a spoon
- Court office unable to act?
- Court room is lacking animation
- Almost ruin modern housing around 13
- Awkward Norse character concealing love
- Unnatural Germanic god peripheral to Ring?
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The straight part
We know that "Like many cases" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case like many cases = wooden.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 WOODEN mean?
WOODEN adjective- Made of wood.
- As if made of wood; moving awkwardly, or speaking with dull lack of emotion.