Cryptic crossword clue
Cock and hen? 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Cock/ hen" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cock/ hen = pecker.
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 PECKER mean?

PECKER noun
  1. Someone who or something that pecks, striking or piercing in the manner of a bird's beak or bill, particularly:
  2. (by extension of the sense ‘beak’) A nose.
  3. (by extension, from the expression ‘keep one's pecker up’) Spirits, nerve, courage.
  4. (chiefly in the plural) Short for peckerwood ("whitey; white trash")
  5. (chiefly in the plural) Short for peckerhead ("dickhead; an aggressive or objectionable idiot").
PECKER noun
  1. A dickhead: an unpleasant, stupid or mean person.
  2. An electric motor's terminal connection or wiring box.

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