The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BIOPIC
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
B
I
O
P
I
C
More clues leading to the result BIOPIC
- No quiet for prelate in charge of The Life of Brian, say
- Personal feature of writer covering current work
- The shot tale of a celeb?
- Writer pockets tenpence piece in the cinema
- Film couple describing work in long-gone era
- Bishop admitting moon I caught on film
- Film writer introduces current work
- … E.g. Gandhi, taking half of heroin etc through biro
- … a projected life perhaps
- Writer pockets ten pence piece in cinema
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "cinematic life story" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cinematic life story = biopic.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 BIOPIC mean?
BIOPIC noun- (film genre) A motion picture based on the life (or lives) of a real, rather than fictional, person (or people).