The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SHTICK
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SHTICK
- Criticism surrounding husband’s funny routine
- Hard to break staff routine
- Routine for Jewish comedian, dull person sounding drunk?
- Bar hosting hot talent
- Club taking in hot comic routine
- Quiet moment in comedian’s routine
- Criticism about hospital routine
- Gimmick which Connery uses to beat his enemy?
- Club welcoming hot talent
- Club welcoming laugh, finally, in comedy routine
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The straight part
We know that "comedian’s routine" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case comedian’s routine = shtick.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 SHTICK mean?
SHTICK noun- A generally humorous routine
- A characteristic trait or theme, especially in the way people or media present themselves.
- A gimmick.