The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FISHED
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What does FISHED mean?
FISHED verb- To hunt fish or other aquatic animals.
- To search (a body of water) for something other than fish.
- To use as bait when fishing.
- To (attempt to) find or get hold of an object by searching among other objects.
- (followed by "for" or "around for") To talk to people in an attempt to get them to say something, or seek to obtain something by artifice.
- Of a batsman, to attempt to hit a ball outside off stump and miss it.
- To repair (a spar or mast) by fastening a beam or other long object (often called a fish) over the damaged part (see Noun above).
- To hoist the flukes of.