The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 6 letter word HIT PARADE
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More clues leading to the result HIT PARADE
- Charts pirate had at sea
- Criminal has mostly pirated chart songs
- List of popular songs apartheid affected
- Those once charting the fall of apartheid
- Bestseller list affected some local shops
- Old listing of characters involved in apartheid
- Top of the Pops screen frames breaking apart
- The best come together to deal with apartheid
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "The best come together" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case the best come together = hit parade.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.