The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RAPTOR
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More clues leading to the result RAPTOR
- Average round: high point is making eagle?
- Bird of prey enthralled soldiers
- Eagle, for example, hit rocky peak
- Paying close attention to golden eagle?
- Sharp blow getting in contact with ruffian’s head
- Former pirate as standard had up before the law
- Wild parrot, a bird of prey
- Entranced with golden eagle perhaps
- Wild parrot, bird of prey
- Bird of prey — something normally seen over hill
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The straight part
We know that "eagle?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case eagle? = raptor.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 RAPTOR mean?
RAPTOR noun- A bird of prey.
- One who ravishes or plunders.
- One of the dromaeosaurs, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs.