Spiel (6)
I believe the answer is:
patter
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">spiel</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for patter that I've seen before include "Sound of raindrops or little feet" , "Line of gab" , "Quickly take steps" , "The sound of steps - of little feet?" , "idle talk" .)