The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 6 letter word NO PICNIC
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result NO PICNIC
- Some hard exercise maybe why one's hungry on hike
- Something tough, mostly appropriate, repeated about work
- Notice cancelling barbecue meal? A tricky situation
- It’s not easy providing a spread indoors?
- Surgery, covered by state contributions, repeated — an unpleasant situation
- Military commander elected to retreat, saving operation — hardly a walkover
- A difficult situation perhaps for teddy bears
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The straight part
We know that "Some hard exercise/maybe why one's hungry on hike" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case some hard exercise/maybe why one's hungry on hike = no picnic.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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