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

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What does SHEATH mean?

SHEATH noun
  1. A holster for a sword; a scabbard.
  2. (by extension) Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide.
  3. The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a branch or stem, as in grasses.
  4. The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
  5. One of the elytra of an insect.
  6. A tight-fitting dress.
  7. The foreskin of certain animals (for example, dogs and horses).
  8. A condom.
SHEATH verb
  1. To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.
  2. To encase (something) with a protective covering.
  3. Of an animal: to draw back or retract (a body part) into the body, such as claws into a paw.
  4. To thrust (a sharp object like a sword, a claw, or a tusk) into something.
  5. To abandon or cease (animosity, etc.)
  6. To provide (a sword, etc.) with a sheath.
  7. To relieve the harsh or painful effect of (a drug, a poison, etc.).

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