The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LOOSEN
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More clues leading to the result LOOSEN
- See one’s pants go slack
- Relax, having free gin at the end
- Free toilets just north of East Newton
- Can former nurse let go?
- Relax having free gin at the end
- Convenience of having guard partially relax
- Left noose uncoiled, so relax!
- Toilet’s even unoccupied and free
- Gents perhaps needing money to relax
- Relax in rest room, soon to be empty but will be occupied by Engineer
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The straight part
We know that "let go" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case let go = loosen.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LOOSEN mean?
LOOSEN verb- To make loose.
- To become loose.
- To disengage (a device that restrains).
- To become unfastened or undone.
- To free from restraint; to set at liberty.
- To relieve (the bowels) from constipation; to promote defecation.
- To create a breach or rift between (two parties).
- To sail away (from the shore).