The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word WEIMAR
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result WEIMAR
- German city centre lost in wartime bombing
- German city using Enigma regularly during combat
- Before St David’s Day the Guardian declares a republic
- Nutmeg’s stopping show in German city
- Old republic‘s sport one’s gripped by
- City of former republic in Italy, with millions into sport
- Our lot meeting when Dai et al. celebrate in German city
- German city putting one million into sport
- One dam protecting another in German city
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "a republic" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a republic = weimar.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.