Cryptic crossword clue
A shade cowardly 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "A shade/cowardly" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a shade/cowardly = yellow.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does YELLOW mean?

YELLOW noun
  1. The colour of gold, butter, or a lemon; the colour obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light.
  2. The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, the illumination of which indicates that drivers should stop short of the intersection if it is safe to do so.
  3. One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 2 points.
  4. (pocket billiards) One of two groups of object balls, or a ball from that group, as used in the principally British version of pool that makes use of unnumbered balls (the (yellow(s) and red(s)); contrast stripes and solids in the originally American version with numbered balls).
  5. A yellow card.
  6. Any of various pierid butterflies of the subfamily Coliadinae, especially the yellow coloured species. Compare sulphur.
YELLOW verb
  1. To become yellow or more yellow.
  2. To make (something) yellow or more yellow.
YELLOW adjective
  1. Having yellow as its colour.
  2. Lacking courage.
  3. Characterized by sensationalism, lurid content, and doubtful accuracy.
  4. Far East Asian (relating to Asian people).
  5. Of mixed Aboriginal and Caucasian ancestry.
  6. High yellow.
  7. Related to the Liberal Democrats.
  8. Related to the Free Democratic Party of Germany.

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