Cryptic crossword clue
American activist goes after mass production 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "production" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case production = making.
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 MAKING mean?

MAKING noun
  1. The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
  2. Process of growth or development.
MAKING verb
  1. To create.
  2. To behave, to act.
  3. To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
  4. To constitute.
  5. To add up to, have a sum of.
  6. (construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
  7. (usually stressed) To bring into success.
  8. (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
  9. To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
  10. (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
  11. (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
  12. (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
  13. (of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
  14. (law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
  15. To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
  16. To proceed (in a direction).
  17. To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
  18. To move at (a speed).
  19. To appoint; to name.
  20. To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
  21. To defecate or urinate.
  22. To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
  23. To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
  24. To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.
  25. To enact; to establish.
  26. To develop into; to prove to be.
  27. To form or formulate in the mind.
  28. To perform a feat.
  29. To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
  30. To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.
  31. To increase; to augment; to accrue.
  32. To be engaged or concerned in.
  33. To cause to be (in a specified place), used after a subjective what.
  34. To take the virginity of.
  35. To have sexual intercourse with.

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