The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PAUNCH
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result PAUNCH
- Corporation strike over unlimited pay
- Stomach health resort, meal without starters
- Gut feeling about West Ham after a year
- Deliver blow, catching a belly
- At no time taken in by blow to belly
- Pot, one wrapped in sock
- Strike overwhelming a corporation
- Drink claiming Australian with large belly
- Firstly, air pumped in to puncture spare tyre
- One with clout in the corporation
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The straight part
We know that "large belly" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case large belly = paunch.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 PAUNCH mean?
PAUNCH noun- The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.
- The belly of a human, especially a large, fat protruding one.
- A paunch mat.
- The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.
- To remove the internal organs of a ruminant, prior to eating.