The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 5 letter word FULL HOUSE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result FULL HOUSE
- Capacity audience gives good hand
- A big hand from capacity audience
- What actors hope for is less good than 11
- Packed audience gives a good hand
- Sell-out crowd gives a good hand
- Packed theatre gets a good hand
- A good hand from a sell-out crowd
- Comprehensive school group getting a rather good deal
- Good hand from capacity crowd
- Complete set making use of hull
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