Cryptic crossword clue
Dispatches drunkards outside house 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Dispatches" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dispatches = shoots.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SHOOTS mean?

SHOOTS noun
  1. The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
  2. A photography session.
  3. A hunt or shooting competition.
  4. An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
  5. The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.
  6. A rush of water; a rapid.
  7. A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
  8. A shoat; a young pig.
  9. A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
  10. An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, ore, etc., are caused to slide; a chute.
  11. The act of taking all point cards in one hand.
SHOOTS verb
  1. To launch a projectile.
  2. To move or act quickly or suddenly.
  3. To act or achieve.
  4. To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
  5. To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.
  6. To develop, move forward.
  7. To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
  8. To plane straight; to fit by planing.
  9. To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches.W
  10. To shoot the moon.
SHOOTS adjective
  1. Alright; ok; of course.
SHOOTS interjection
  1. Goodbye.

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