Cryptic crossword clue
Crowds of men housed in rickety shed 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Crowds" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case crowds = hordes.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does HORDES mean?

HORDES noun
  1. A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.
  2. A large number of people.

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