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Cryptic Crossword Clue:
"Spare one of the crowd"
Solution:
EXTRA

I obviously get the straight definition portion of the clue: spare -> extra
But... I don't get the wordplay portion? Anybody help explain it to me? I'm VERY new to cryptics and this is from an "easy" cryptic crossword puzzle so it shouldn't be too obtuse..
-Hyped

An Extra is a crowd actor in a film or tv show.

Hi Mamya, Thanks for your reply. I do get that part of the answer... it's just that cryptics usually involve word play, as well. That's the part I'm missing...
i.e. "One gets nothing for it" -> Answer: TEN

the number 1 followed by a zero gives 10.
the other one is just known as a double degfinition.

...definition.

I think it's simply a double definition.

Spare - Extra (in many senses)
One in a crowd - Extra


If there is more then I'm not seeing it.

Ok, thanks!