The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SPOKEN
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More clues leading to the result SPOKEN
- Rung any old number that’s announced
- Said thrust pierces tin
- Oral surgeon’s first name revealed in Punch? Just the opposite
- Declared Scots know to get half of spoils beforehand
- Verbal nudge in case of solicitation
- Approval during endless shopping outlay is uttered
- Told Rod to head north
- Verbal from nose-poking players
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Told" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case told = spoken.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.
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What does SPOKEN mean?
SPOKEN verb- To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
- To have a conversation.
- (by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.
- To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
- To be able to communicate in a language.
- To utter.
- To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.
- (sometimes humorous) To understand (as though it were a language).
- To produce a sound; to sound.
- Of a bird, to be able to vocally reproduce words or phrases from a human language.
- To address; to accost; to speak to.
- Relating to speech
- Speaking in a specified way