The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word REVIEW
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result REVIEW
- Write critical assessment on Panorama?
- Take stock of troops taking battle west
- Soldiers struggle with magazine?
- Troops contemplate official inspection
- Look again at magazine
- Periodical survey of the past
- About 6, we retire to study
- Clothmaker backtracks when one replaces a critical article
- Analysis minister, that’s the quick way to Westminster’s leadership
- Look after soldiers at inspection
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The straight part
We know that "study" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case study = review.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 REVIEW mean?
REVIEW noun- A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
- An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
- A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
- A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
- A survey of the available items or material.
- A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
- A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
- A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.
- To survey; to look broadly over.
- To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
- To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
- To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
- To view or see again; to look back on.
- To retrace; to go over again.