Cryptic crossword clue
Animal waste left in county wasting energy

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

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The straight part
We know that "Animal waste" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case animal waste = slurry.
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What does SLURRY mean?

SLURRY noun
  1. Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.
  2. Liquid waste from some types of mining, such as mountain top removal mining, usually very toxic and stored nearby in large dams.
  3. A mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water, stored in a slurry pit and used as fertilizer; also used in combination, as pig slurry, etc.
  4. A thickener.
SLURRY verb
  1. To make a slurry (of some material).
  2. To apply a slurry (to).
SLURRY adjective
  1. Slurred, tending to slur.

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