The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word IMPROV
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More clues leading to the result IMPROV
- Finish off better stand-up routine
- Rally, in short, not taking the rehearsed route
- Unprepared stuff the writer’s both for and against
- I am in favour of verse that’s ad-lib
- Spontaneous performance mostly better
- Finish off better stage technique
- Taking drug, get better for unrehearsed performance
- The speaker’s for and against ad-libbing
- Little devil, third in show, brought in Bible for ad libbing
- Comic performance better finishing early
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The straight part
We know that "ad-libbing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ad-libbing = improv.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does IMPROV mean?
IMPROV noun- Improvisation.
- A form of live entertainment characterized by improvisation and interaction with the audience.
- To perform improv.