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

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What does ARECA  mean?

ARECA  noun
  1. Any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests.

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