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Answer for the clue "1972 blaxploitation film ", 8 letters:
superfly

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Superfly is the third studio album by American soul musician Curtis Mayfield , released in July 1972 on Curtom Records . It was released as the soundtrack for the Blaxploitation film of the same name . Widely considered a classic of 1970s soul and funk ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. An ostentatious, self-confident person, especially a black drug dealer. Etymology 2 n. A fly (insect) with remarkable properties, such as resistance to insecticide.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"excellent, superior," 1971, originally U.S. black slang, from super- + slang sense of fly (adj.).

Usage examples of superfly.

His two friends, who looked as if they could have been cast in a Superfly movie, laughed uproariously at his apparently obscene comments.