The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PROSIT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PROSIT
- Toast for model
- Cheers for model
- Top-level sportsmen have the very thing for good health
- Paid, model cheers
- Sex carries advantages for your health
- Happy days, perhaps, for model
- Arguments in favour of Italian down the hatch
- … for model, the same
- Good health? Mine’s swallowing endless red!
- Happy days in Germany
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The straight part
We know that "the toast of Berlin" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case the toast of berlin = prosit.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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What does PROSIT mean?
PROSIT interjection- Toast to indicate one is drinking to someone's, or to each other's, health.