Cryptic crossword clue
Burns most poetry after resistance shown by setter 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Burns" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case burns = rivers.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RIVERS mean?

RIVERS noun
  1. A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
  2. Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
  3. The last card dealt in a hand.
  4. A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.
RIVERS verb
  1. To improve one’s hand to beat another player on the final card in a poker game.
RIVERS noun
  1. One who rives or splits.

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