The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GAMMON
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More clues leading to the result GAMMON
- Brexiter insulted loads empty gun with bullets
- Good God! Is it an angry right-winger?
- Good God! This is a bit of a pig
- Bullets hidden in case of German meat
- Bit of a pig, loading bullets into gun that’s empty
- Cured ham, and tripe
- One might get roasted when putting bullets in gun oddly
- Actor Michael’s rejected central part in Macbeth, preferring lead — what a ham!
- Meat in school, first day of lessons?
- Actor demands millions, not billions, the ham
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Brexiter insulted" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case brexiter insulted = gammon.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GAMMON mean?
GAMMON noun- A cut of quick-cured pork leg.
- To cure bacon by salting.
- A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone.
- Backgammon (the game itself).
- To beat by a gammon (without the opponent bearing off a stone).
- A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning).
- To lash with ropes (on a ship).
- Chatter, ridiculous nonsense.
- To deceive; to lie plausibly to.
- A middle-aged or older right-wing, reactionary white man, or such men collectively.