The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DOMINO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result DOMINO
- One spotted hiding in wood, ominously
- Spotted piece showing the same note and number
- One of 28 played for pianist, b. ’28
- Prepare ward shortly for 6
- Tenor misses opening of Götterdämmerung, a dotty little thing
- Tile that falls to some effect
- Academic receiving note on old playing piece
- Dress to kill, securing male’s love
- One’s usually spotted in a cape with a hood
- One spotted in bad mood, touring
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What does DOMINO mean?
DOMINO noun- A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.
- A country that is expected to react to events in a neighboring country, according to the domino effect.
- A masquerade costume consisting of a hooded robe and a mask covering the upper part of the face.
- The mask itself.
- The person wearing the costume.
- A polyomino made up of two squares.
- A mistake in performing.
- To collapse in the manner of dominoes.
- To cause to collapse in the manner of dominoes.