The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 5 letter word SET PIECE
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More clues leading to the result SET PIECE
- Article on group having rehearsed play
- What’s become hard to run through without rehearsal initially?
- Rehearsed move’s flat on stage
- Free kick routine producing some fireworks?
- Prepare bishop, eg, for carefully planned play
- Corner section of theatrical scenery
- Solid part in rehearsed manoeuvre
- Firm slice finds corner, say
- Stage scenery for group work
- Appoint to church beyond Pie corner for instance
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The straight part
We know that "What’s become hard to run through without rehearsal initially?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what’s become hard to run through without rehearsal initially? = set piece.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 SET PIECE mean?
SET PIECE noun- A piece of freestanding stage scenery
- Any carefully planned sequence of operations, especially as part of a military operation
- An elaborate and interesting scene in a movie or video game, usually the most important and visually iconic scene in the work.
- Any planned strategy that a team uses after play is restarted with a free kick, penalty kick, corner kick, goal kick, throw-in or kickoff.