The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 plus 3 plus 5 letter word WAITING FOR GODOT
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More clues leading to the result WAITING FOR GODOT
- Having work in cafe, give up spot in play
- Didn’t remember to retain act after delaying play
- Working in restaurant, didn’t remember to open up for party, leading to drama
- Drama working in a restaurant having omitted to take a lot of drugs
- Artificially good writing oft overwhelms a play
- One can, entertained by joker, miss point in play
- Working in restaurant, didn't remember to open up for party, leading to drama
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "play" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case play = waiting for godot.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.