The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 3 plus 4 letter word ON THE NAIL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ON THE NAIL
- Where you might put varnish now!
- A hotel - inn arranged without delay.
- Immediately performing after that trouble
- No going back -- so suffer immediately
- Promptly forward after that trouble
- Exactly where you might beat The Hammers?
- Not surprisingly he gets a joiner without delay
- Pickled in ethanol without delay
- Where curved scissors may be used immediately
- Promptly bellow when getting hammered here?
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The straight part
We know that "without delay" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case without delay = on the nail.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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