The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 3 plus 5 letter word LE MOT JUSTE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
L
E
M
O
T
J
U
S
T
E
More clues leading to the result LE MOT JUSTE
- Lecturer with big book about gravy boat culture finally finds desired piece of terminology
- Volume turned up recently in middle of bulletin, it should be said
- Barely in, left to express the appropriate term
- The right expression for Napoleon?
- d It‘s not all fruit juice loading on the wagon – what’s in keg?
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "it should be said" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case it should be said = le mot juste.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.