Cryptic crossword clue
Eel, new in, served with a cheese sauce 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "cheese sauce" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cheese sauce = mornay.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MORNAY mean?

MORNAY adjective
  1. (sometimes capitalized) Served with a white sauce containing cheese.

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