Cryptic crossword clue
Earl stuck under waste metal in sticky situation 6

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

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What does SCRAPE mean?

1. A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch).
2. A fight, especially a fistfight without weapons.
3. An awkward set of circumstances.
4. A D and C or abortion; or, a miscarriage.
5. A shallow depression used by ground birds as a nest; a nest scrape.
6. A shallow pit dug as a hideout.

1. To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
2. To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.
3. To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
4. To barely manage to achieve.
5. To collect or gather, especially without regard to the quality of what is chosen.
6. To extract data by automated means from a format not intended to be machine-readable, such as a screenshot or a formatted web page.
7. To occupy oneself with getting laboriously.
8. To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or similar instrument.
9. To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.
10. To express disapprobation of (a play, etc.) or to silence (a speaker) by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; usually with down.

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