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

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What does GREEDY mean?

GREEDY adjective
  1. Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
  2. Prone to overeat.
  3. Tending to match as much text as possible.
  4. (of an algorithm) That tries to find the global optimum by finding the local optimum at each stage.

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