The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TAIPAN
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What does TAIPAN mean?
TAIPAN noun- A foreign businessman in China; a tycoon.
- Any venomous elapid snake of the genus Oxyuranus, found in Australia and New Guinea.