The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word HOOKED
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The straight part
We know that "Addicted" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case addicted = hooked.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does HOOKED mean?
HOOKED verb- To attach a hook to.
- To catch with a hook (hook a fish).
- To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet.
- To insert in a curved way reminiscent of a hook.
- To ensnare or obligate someone, as if with a hook.
- To steal.
- To connect (hook into, hook together).
- (usually in passive) To make addicted; to captivate.
- To play a hook shot.
- To succeed in heeling the ball back out of a scrum (used particularly of the team's designated hooker).
- To engage in the illegal maneuver of hooking (i.e., using the hockey stick to trip or block another player)
- To swerve a ball; kick a ball so it swerves or bends.
- To engage in prostitution.
- (Scrabble) To play a word perpendicular to another word by adding a single letter to the existing word.
- To finesse.
- To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore.
- To move or go with a sudden turn.
- Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.
- Addicted; unable to resist or cease doing.