The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PRAYER
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More clues leading to the result PRAYER
- Collect sportsman swapping sides
- Humble request: the hopeless don’t have one
- One giving money embraces Republican appeal
- Collect 30
- Plea from competitor having once changed sides
- Plea for each to let in some light
- Appeal to deity, shaft of light breaking through
- Petition for proportional representation supported by philosopher
- Earnest request made by pair over New Year
- Collect, perhaps, from one settling debt? That’s about right
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Appeal to deity" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case appeal to deity = prayer.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 PRAYER mean?
PRAYER noun- A practice of communicating with one's God.
- The act of praying.
- The specific words or methods used for praying.
- A meeting held for the express purpose of praying.
- A request; a petition.
- (mostly in negative constructions) The remotest hope or chance.
- One who prays.