The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ADWARE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ADWARE
- Conscious about daughter that’s liable to pop up
- Informed about daughter selling programmes
- Knowing about key as something that might open windows?
- Programs needing prize — 500 put up by English
- Glad war ends bringing ideas for spending?
- A challenge to include whiskey in selling software
- Daughter admitted to knowing online programs
- Commercial program sampling a review of Google raw data
- Content to plug away online, knowing about 27’s innermost character
- A challenge to accept women’s promotion on the web
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The straight part
We know that "online programs" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case online programs = adware.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ADWARE mean?
ADWARE noun- A software application that includes advertisements, which are displayed while the software is running. Developers use adware as a source of income and to keep the costs of the software down (usually making it free). Some adware programs can include spyware.