The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TINDER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result TINDER
- Some content in de Regnier's inflammatory stuff
- Someone with a burning desire may use this app
- Kindling for romance?
- Find a match here: it’ll burn nicely
- Row about North Dakota fire-starter?
- Find a match here? This can flame up quickly
- Bright spark might destroy this bloody fool after uprising
- Can the German produce touchwood?
- Firestarter caught in derailed plot by undercover characters…
- Revolutionary communist, idiot that could ignite something
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The straight part
We know that "touchwood" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case touchwood = tinder.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 TINDER mean?
TINDER noun- Small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire.
- To set fire to; torch.