Cryptic crossword clue
Body of writing matter it’s a surprise to overlook 6

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
C
O
R
P
U
S

Buddy explains!

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 CORPUS mean?

CORPUS noun
  1. A collection of writings, often on a specific topic, of a specific genre, from a specific demographic or a particular author, etc.
  2. (specifically) Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.
  3. A body, a collection.
CORPUS noun
  1. Synonym of long primer

Latest crossword clues with full explanations