Cryptic crossword clue
End the French tax levied by French king! 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "tax levied by French king" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tax levied by french king = taille.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does TAILLE mean?

TAILLE noun
  1. A form of taxation levied on the land of peasants in pre-Revolutionary France.
  2. A tally; an account scored on a piece of wood.
  3. The tenor voice or part.
  4. The part for the tenor viol or viola.

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