The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RETEST
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result RETEST
- Hesitation about going by river? Try again
- Setter’s anagram subject to further examination
- Make a further assessment of High Street
- On further examination, setter comes unstuck
- What might allow poor setter to become qualified?
- Try again to find setter’s anagram
- Setter failed another examination
- Stree, in agitation, takes Tamil leader’s new exam
- Half a side, among others, is to undergo a second exam
- Setter irritated to examine again
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "What might allow poor setter to become qualified?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what might allow poor setter to become qualified? = retest.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 RETEST mean?
RETEST noun- A repeat test.
- To test again.