The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word EQUINE
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More clues leading to the result EQUINE
- Horse — one Queen ordered
- Horse covered in spangles obscuring head and tail
- Charger maybe in sparkling get-up, all but extremes
- Horse with ease said to carry one in five
- Horse pills? Take one of five
- Earl mostly calm about bit of noise affecting horses
- Wearing spangles, stripped off
- Horse covered in spangles almost from nose to tail
- Provide endless space to raise a horse
- Queen’s worried about one of horses
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The straight part
We know that "for horses" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case for horses = equine.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does EQUINE mean?
EQUINE noun- Any horse or horse-like animal, especially one of the genus Equus.
- Of or relating to a horse or horses.
- Of or relating to any member or members of the genus Equus.