The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 letter word BLUE MOON
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More clues leading to the result BLUE MOON
- Lower in sky now, initially rare astronomical sight
- Rare occasion for adult to expose bottom
- Wander about listlessly after depressing astronomical event
- Dismal exhibit behind rare event
- Rare occurrence of a depressed satellite.
- Rare moment related to rare occurrence
- 2,24across Rare phenomenon, very rare to idle about
- Waste a little time on very rare event
- Vulgar buttock display’s an exceptional event
- Once in a lifetime phenomenon?
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "an exceptional event" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case an exceptional event = blue moon.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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