The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word THROBS
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More clues leading to the result THROBS
- Opening of Bolero in short stressed beats
- Most of the cheats making pounds
- Bothers to exercise, losing, at last, five pounds?
- Beats brothers without hesitation when stirred up
- Pulses ground with some chilli can be used to make Borscht
- Beats brothers unhesitatingly and badly
- Pulses, starts to have rhythm or beat, stops
- Tough, gutless, steals pounds
- Though appearing gutless, steals pounds
- Three obese Europeans all disregarded pulses
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The straight part
We know that "Beats" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case beats = throbs.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 THROBS mean?
THROBS noun- A beating, vibration or palpitation.
- To pound or beat rapidly or violently.
- To vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm.
- (of a body part) To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood.