Cryptic crossword clue
Awful story about English seafood 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "seafood" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case seafood = oyster.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does OYSTER mean?

OYSTER noun
  1. Any of certain marine bivalve mollusks, especially those of the family Ostreidae (the true oysters), usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers.
  2. The delicate morsel of dark meat contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl.
  3. A pale beige color tinted with grey or pink, like that of an oyster.
  4. (by analogy) A person who keeps secrets.
  5. A shoplifter.
OYSTER verb
  1. To fish for oysters.
OYSTER adjective
  1. Of a pale beige colour tinted with grey or pink, like that of an oyster.

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