The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 6 letter word SPIN DOCTOR
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result SPIN DOCTOR
- Phony communicator offering formula for rubbish joke?
- Drive cook to see PR expert
- Publicist dashes round entrance outside court
- I do PR; cost is ludicrous
- Goes off to catch fish with smart retired PR person
- PR “icon” somehow joining dots up
- Who is one after “upping” vacuous policies to get elected?
- Political strategist in fix after revolution
- Party splits on script being manipulated — who’s responsible?
- PR person wants drop in cost organised
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The straight part
We know that "who’s responsible" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case who’s responsible = spin doctor.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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