Cryptic crossword clue
Dickensian beadle, beginning to behave like Uriah Heep? 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Dickensian beadle" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dickensian beadle = bumble.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BUMBLE mean?

BUMBLE noun
  1. A confusion; a jumble.
BUMBLE verb
  1. To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.
BUMBLE noun
  1. A bumble-bee.
  2. The bittern.
BUMBLE verb
  1. To boom, as a bittern; to buzz, as a fly.

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