Cryptic crossword clue
A little bird, you might surmise, in a passage getting food? 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GULLET

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "A little bird, you might surmise/passage getting food" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a little bird, you might surmise/passage getting food = gullet.
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.
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What does GULLET mean?

GULLET noun
  1. The throat or esophagus.
  2. The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
  3. The space between the teeth of a saw blade.
  4. A channel for water.
  5. A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons.
  6. The wide room under the pommel of a saddle, the hollow over the withers.

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