The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word HAMLET
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result HAMLET
- Prince a little bit of a pig?
- Small village, one made famous by Shakespeare
- Great role identified by diminutive actor?
- Play in a small village
- In the morning, 50 entered the mysterious little village
- Play leads to joint restriction
- Conservative abandoning holiday villa, a cluster of houses
- Hot meal prepared by Troy’s prince
- Where country folk may work and play
- Amateur allowed in play
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The straight part
We know that "Play/a small village" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case play/a small village = hamlet.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 HAMLET mean?
HAMLET noun- A small village or a group of houses.
- A village that does not have its own church.
- Any of the fish of the genus Hypoplectrus in the family Serranidae.