Screwball-comedy schtick Crossword Clue

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Screwball-comedy schtick Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. adroitness and cleverness in reply

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SCHTICK (noun)
1. (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
2. (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
SCREWBALL (noun)
1. a whimsically eccentric person
2. a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
SCREWBALL (adjective)
1. foolish; totally unsound

Hint 3: Anagram

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