The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word REWARD
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More clues leading to the result REWARD
- Prize relating to hospital section
- Prize in conflict secured by Communist
- Repay one signing cheque on return
- Honour about to go to hospital division
- Compensation attraction: Brenda overthrown!
- Hostility stopping Labour gain
- Rejected 22 10 for one prize
- Cartoonist, maybe, about to get prize
- One who picks the winning ticket goes up for the prize
- Embarrassed about battle for payoff
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The straight part
We know that "prize" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case prize = reward.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does REWARD mean?
REWARD noun- Something of value given in return for an act.
- A prize promised for a certain deed or catch
- The result of an action, whether good or bad.
- To give a reward to or for.
- To recompense.
- To give (something) as a reward.