The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CHEAP
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More clues leading to the result CHEAP
- Inexpensive hat that man’s wearing
- Fellow sailor holding English to be third rate
- Bloke entertaining Earl is good value
- Inexpensive carpet only initially has pile
- Budget car initially has great deal
- Talk can be this engaging at first, appearing in person
- The fellow coming in top is worth little
- Smuggling in ecstasy become cracked and mean
- Vulgar sound being heard
- Bloke full of energy gets a snip
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The straight part
We know that "Talk can be this" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case talk can be this = cheap.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CHEAP mean?
CHEAP noun- Trade; traffic; chaffer; chaffering.
- A market; marketplace.
- Price.
- A low price; a bargain.
- Cheapness; lowness of price; abundance of supply.
- To trade; traffic; bargain; chaffer; ask the price of goods; cheapen goods.
- To bargain for; chaffer for; ask the price of; offer a price for; cheapen.
- To buy; purchase.
- To sell.
- Low and/or reduced in price.
- Of poor quality.
- Of little worth.
- (of an action or tactic in a game of skill) Underhand or unfair.
- Stingy; mean; excessively frugal.
- Trading at a price level which is low relative to historical trends, a similar asset, or (for derivatives) a theoretical value.
- Cheaply.