The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 5 letter word DIRT CHEAP
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DIRT CHEAP
- The opposite of costing the earth?
- Chapter I'd rewritten for a song?
- Tattered hat priced at a very low cost
- Tired chap worried for nothing really
- Hat priced badly, going for a song
- Guy pursues scandal about drug at rock-bottom price
- Scandal man’s kept under hat, not causing much damage
- Knockdown compost?
- Costing the earth? Far from it
- This writer would come back with a new chapter for very little money
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The straight part
We know that "for nothing really" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case for nothing really = dirt cheap.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.
What does DIRT CHEAP mean?
DIRT CHEAP adjective- Very cheap; easily affordable.