The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CANYON
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More clues leading to the result CANYON
- Study involving some ravine
- Like bamboo over northern gorge
- Gorge in do to welcome in a New Year
- Principle involving gluttony ultimately: gorge!
- Gulf that vessel floats on
- Gorge and get rid of that
- Sort of camera capturing variable geological feature
- Clergyman burying Yorickâs head in ravine
- Grand study about some in deep depression
- Look round some ravine
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The straight part
We know that "Defile" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case defile = canyon.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 CANYON mean?
CANYON noun- A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.