Cryptic crossword clue
Claws back pounds, advanced in huge quantities 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TALONS

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The straight part
We know that "Claws" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case claws = talons.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does TALONS mean?

TALONS noun
  1. A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal.
  2. One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth.
  3. A kind of moulding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; an ogee. (When the concave part is at the top, it is called an inverted talon.)
  4. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt.
  5. In various card games, the remaining stock of undealt cards.

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