The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 3 letter word FAN TAN
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What does FAN TAN mean?
FAN TAN noun- A Chinese gambling game in which coins or other small objects are placed upon a table, usually under a cup, and the players bet as to what remainder will be left when the sum of the counters is divided by four.
- A card game in which the cards are played in sequences upon the table, and the winner is the first player to have no cards left.