The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MANX
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More clues leading to the result MANX
- Fellow, unknown, from offshore island
- Guy getting kiss from Douglas?
- Unknown player first produced by Ramsey?
- Islanders detailed?
- 24th chap detailed?
- Person getting kiss from Douglas?
- Tenth player unable to play with tail?
- Article grappled by Mexican cat breed
- Breed of cat transforming say, Wolverine from head to toe?
- A heck of a lot of man, yes?
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "unable to play with tail" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case unable to play with tail = manx.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.