Cryptic crossword clue
Crops rye fields use in the middle 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Crops" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case crops = yields.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does YIELDS mean?

YIELDS verb
  1. To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.
  2. To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth.
  3. To give way; to allow another to pass first.
  4. To give as required; to surrender, relinquish or capitulate.
  5. To give, or give forth, (anything).
  6. To give way; to succumb to a force.
  7. To produce as return, as from an investment.
  8. To produce as a result.
  9. To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.
  10. (of a material specimen) To pass the material's yield point and undergo plastic deformation.
  11. To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
YIELDS noun
  1. Payment; tribute.
  2. A product; the quantity of something produced.
  3. The current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond.
  4. Profit earned from an investment; return on investment.

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