The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ANTHEM
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More clues leading to the result ANTHEM
- National cause of uprising
- Article on The Mikado’s opening song
- Articles on source of music, church music?
- Part of veteran thematic song?
- And cut those people rendering “God Save the Queen”, perhaps
- Song provoking a powerful response from a social worker on the edge
- Articles mentioned originally in religious work
- Song from Batman: The Movie
- Special song for worker on edge
- 6 Down stands to embrace new song
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The straight part
We know that "“God Save the Queen”, perhaps" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case “god save the queen”, perhaps = anthem.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 ANTHEM mean?
ANTHEM noun- Antiphon.
- A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric.
- A hymn of praise or loyalty.
- A very popular song or track.
- To celebrate with anthems.