The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ANOINT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ANOINT
- A travelling inn to mark as holy
- Smear with oil, developing tan around head?
- Bless new nation
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- Choose as successor — isn’t accepting refusal
- Nation misspelt as ‘Grease‘?
- Smear with 7a
- Characters from holy island turning up with holy books to consecrate
- Rub oil all over Ann – mostly into bum
- Oil producing nation
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What does ANOINT mean?
ANOINT verb- To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
- To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
- To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor.
- To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony.