The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word AMPERE
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More clues leading to the result AMPERE
- A power described by simple physicist
- A meagre protection for power unit used by physicists
- Power in a simple electrical unit
- Without limits, impeded current measure
- Physicist's bilingual parents going in different directions
- Before 12, English salesman put up current unit
- A French parent adopting Portugal’s current unit
- Current unit a French parent keeps quiet
- Backing mother and father unit
- French scientist in the morning training with engineers
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The straight part
We know that "physicist" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case physicist = ampere.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does AMPERE mean?
AMPERE noun- A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A