The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ATAMAN
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What does ATAMAN mean?
ATAMAN noun- A title of Cossack and haidamak leaders of various kinds. The term was also used for the leader of a fisherman artel and of a band of robbers or thieves.