Cryptic crossword clue
Breasts shown by the old woman in old musical 6

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

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We know that "Breasts" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case breasts = mammae.
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What does MAMMAE mean?

MAMMAE noun
  1. The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. (plural: mammae)
  2. An accessory cloud like a mammary in appearance, which can form on the underside of most cloud genera

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