The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SMITHY
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More clues leading to the result SMITHY
- This is at odds with my place of work
- Forge, initially, should mould iron to help you
- Nervous about boy turning over for metal-working
- Forge myths concocted with minimum of ingenuity
- Where Vulcan worked with German in cast?
- Hot work here with German in cast
- Place for forger reserved in American university? On the contrary
- Forge title of Cambridge University in short
- Ridiculous myths involving one place where metal is worked
- Forge commonplace name as front for unknown quantity
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The straight part
We know that "place for forger (of metal, rather than money!)" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case place for forger (of metal, rather than money!) = smithy.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 SMITHY mean?
SMITHY noun- The location where a smith (particularly a blacksmith) works, a forge.
- To forge, especially by hand