Cryptic crossword clue
Bets salary on roulettes, becomes pauper 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Bets" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bets = wagers.
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 WAGERS mean?

WAGERS noun
  1. Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.
  2. That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.
  3. A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.
  4. An offer to make oath.
WAGERS verb
  1. To bet something; to put it up as collateral
  2. To suppose; to dare say.
WAGERS noun
  1. Agent noun of wage; one who wages.

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