Cryptic crossword clue
A pithy expression said to create commotion 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "commotion" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case commotion = fraise.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does FRAISE mean?

FRAISE verb
  1. To put in danger, in terror, or at risk.
FRAISE noun
  1. A type of palisade placed for defence around a berm; a defence consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position.
  2. A ruff worn (especially by women) in the 16th century.
  3. An embroidered scarf with its ends crossed over the chest and pinned, worn (especially by women) in the 19th century.
  4. A fluted reamer for enlarging holes in stone; a small milling cutter.
  5. A tool for cutting the teeth of a timepiece's wheel to correct inaccuracies.
FRAISE verb
  1. To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward.
FRAISE noun
  1. A large thick pancake with slices of bacon in it.
FRAISE noun
  1. A stylized strawberry with leaves.
FRAISE noun
  1. Commotion.

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