The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ENGAGE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ENGAGE
- Operate motor, turning in to outskirts of Augsburg
- Get involved, good about leaving fruit
- Politically committed nurse reaching maturity
- Get on with English recruit
- Promise to participate
- Take on English date
- Committed, even when having to keep silence
- Attract plum work lifting and separating
- Begin an action against well- organised gang involved in drugs
- Employ criminal gang to get into drugs
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The straight part
We know that "Begin an action/t" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case begin an action/t = engage.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.
What does ENGAGE mean?
ENGAGE verb- (heading) To interact socially.
- (heading) To interact antagonistically.
- (heading) To interact contractually.
- (heading) To interact mechanically.
- To enter into (an activity), to participate (construed with in).
- To entangle.