The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DISTIL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result DISTIL
- Purify copper, however briefly
- Concentrate as it’s in cover on the way back
- Perhaps make short detectives dig endlessly?
- Fall in drops and drips regularly lit up
- Purify all, it’s idiotic holding it back
- Nudist, ill-mannered, keeping press out
- Extract from dandelion’s head is served up pickled
- Put lid back, first stopping to extract the most important bits
- Concentrate and set fire to Sid’s turn-ups
- Draw out girl, endlessly motionless
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The straight part
We know that "Concentrate" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case concentrate = distil.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DISTIL mean?
DISTIL verb- To subject to distillation.
- To undergo or be produced by distillation.
- To make by means of distillation, especially whisky.
- To exude in small drops.
- To impart in small quantities.
- To extract the essence of; concentrate; purify.
- To trickle down or fall in small drops; ooze out.
- To be manifested gently or gradually.
- To drip or be wet with.