The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CAPRICCIO
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More clues leading to the result CAPRICCIO
- Prank company welcomes 23 1, showing fourfold increase at the end of the month
- Composition of island cricket club, one short of a team
- Model exuding energy and bit of chic I love in free work?
- Lively number by 10cc, first on island
- /¼ = score from free play?
- Musical piece from Mediterranean island with two clubs and a satellite
- Lively music in island cricket club I love
- Fantastic work by island county arresting corrupt and inept leaders
- Island firm touring Channel Islands for composition
- Composition of the month? I see that’s also going around in Colombia
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The straight part
We know that "free work" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case free work = capriccio.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 CAPRICCIO mean?
CAPRICCIO noun- A sudden and unexpected or fantastic motion; a caper (from same etymology, see below); a gambol; a prank, a trick.
- A fantastical thing or work; a caprice.
- A type of landscape painting that places particular works of architecture in an unusual setting.
- A piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character.