Cryptic crossword clue
Detective Inspector needing European aerial 6

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

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What does DIPOLE mean?

DIPOLE noun
  1. Any object (such as a magnet, polar molecule or antenna) that is oppositely charged at two points (or poles)
  2. Any molecule or radical that has delocalised positive and negative charges
  3. A dipole antenna

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