The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word AGENCY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result AGENCY
- Information collected by a heartless county organisation
- Get on with head of crime in New York bureau
- A dope case for city bureau
- Means business
- Action of a lowdown, gutless cowboy
- Dope enters a company emptied for business
- Dope invested in account having yen for business
- Bureau sounding out new college after some time
- In Copenhagen, cycling means business
- A representative business
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The straight part
We know that "Bureau" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bureau = agency.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 AGENCY mean?
AGENCY noun- The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
- The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
- A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.
- The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.
- An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
- A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by such unit of government.