Cryptic crossword clue
Element in composition beneficial to capturing exploit 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Element in composition" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case element in composition = factor.
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What does FACTOR mean?

FACTOR noun
  1. A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.
  2. An agent or representative.
  3. A commission agent.
  4. A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.
  5. A business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.
  6. One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.
  7. Any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole.
  8. (causal analysis) Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence.
  9. A resource used in the production of goods or services, a factor of production.
  10. A steward or bailiff of an estate.
FACTOR verb
  1. To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly).
  2. (of a number or other mathematical object) To be a product of other objects.
  3. (commercial) To sell a debt or debts to an agent (the factor) to collect.

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