The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GRIPPE
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More clues leading to the result GRIPPE
- Complaint about onset of Parisian flu
- Almost caught flu
- Complaints: this old one, another about parking
- Doctor with bandage’s last to cover gash’s infection
- End of leg split on exercise producing infection
- Influenza under control? Almost
- Complain about onset of pig flu
- One of the illnesses that are catching, you say
- It's an old fashioned disease to complain about pressure
- Complain about onset of pneumonia, or flu?
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The straight part
We know that "Complaints: this old one" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case complaints: this old one = grippe.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 GRIPPE mean?
GRIPPE noun- Influenza, the flu.