The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TARANTINO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result TARANTINO
- Second character from Strangers on a Train cast as film maker
- Director in love, thanks to diatribe beforehand
- Managed to stop one director touching up another
- Director that’s source of pitch against Japanese drama
- Film-maker Jack meets opposite number
- US shooter backing renegade, rogue nation
- Basic principle of conduct broken by blusterin’ film director
- Director getting Oscar, after cheers, blustering endlessly
- Director managed to cut rubbish
- American director managed to penetrate French director’s new circle
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "film maker" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case film maker = tarantino.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.