Cryptic crossword clue
Anoint head of Hugh Grant 6

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

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What does HALLOW mean?

HALLOW noun
  1. (obsolete outside set phrases) A saint; a holy person; an apostle.
HALLOW verb
  1. To make holy, to sanctify.
HALLOW noun
  1. A shout, cry; a hulloo.
HALLOW verb
  1. To shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.
HALLOW adjective
  1. (of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside.
  2. (of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.
  3. Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.
  4. Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.
  5. Concave; gaunt; sunken.
  6. Pertaining to hollow body position

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