The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NADAL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result NADAL
- Love bit of luck for tennis champion
- New car brought round court figure
- In Barcelona, Dali is an acknowledged genius
- Nothing left for racketeer, might you say?
- 24 Racketeer has nothing left
- In Netherlands notice American tennis star
- Backed youth with an expert in court
- Prosecutor implicated in perverse network a man familiar with courts
- Spanish hero originally named after David Attenborough’s llama
- Spanish tennis player with nothing left
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The straight part
We know that "racketeer, might you say?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case racketeer, might you say? = nadal.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.