The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word VIOLINIST
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result VIOLINIST
- Musician, 6, appearing with Solti in Brahms and Liszt
- Noted bowman
- Kennedy’s one lion repositioned in 7th Street
- Musician I love nothing about coming into view, shortly
- Performer who needs to take a bow before starting
- One having a scrape performing?
- Lion visit arranged for user of catgut?
- Player and musician eating in
- Musical instrument before first fiddler
- Instrumental performer 'til vision becomes impaired
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The straight part
We know that "Performer who needs to take a bow before starting" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case performer who needs to take a bow before starting = violinist.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.
What does VIOLINIST mean?
VIOLINIST noun- A person who plays the violin