The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SOURCE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SOURCE
- Turned to church as an authority
- It provides excitement say in spring
- It’s bitter, attending church in spring
- Resentful about English authority
- Church’s origin
- Spring changes course
- Left-leaning novelist’s taking in an ancient city in spring
- Reportedly dressing well
- The origin of gravy, reportedly
- Obtain rise
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The straight part
We know that "origin" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case origin = source.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 SOURCE mean?
SOURCE noun- The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
- Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
- A reporter's informant.
- Source code.
- The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource.
- To find information about (a quotation)'s source (from which it comes): to find a citation for.