The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CARBON
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More clues leading to the result CARBON
- Burn coal: aren’t changing to become this?
- Kind of emission from vehicle — nut needs turning
- With supporter back in, sell copy
- Taxi working to load right element
- Faithful copy of old motor VIP’s rejected
- Nonmetal cups gobbled up by shark
- We’re made up with this vehicle, good in Paris
- Element in Ferrari, say, good at Le Mans
- What’s in 1 that’s good for dating?
- Vehicle bachelor regularly loans can be used for dating
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The straight part
We know that "Burn coal: aren’t changing to become this?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case burn coal: aren’t changing to become this? = carbon.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 CARBON mean?
CARBON noun- The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or diamond, a colourless, transparent, crystalline solid and the hardest known material.
- An atom of this element, in reference to a molecule containing it.
- A sheet of carbon paper.
- A carbon copy.
- A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
- Carbon dioxide, in the context of global warming and climate change.
- A carbon rod or pencil used in an arc lamp.
- A plate or piece of carbon used as one of the elements of a voltaic battery.
- To cause (someone) to receive a carbon copy of an email message.