The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word POTAGE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result POTAGE
- Soup for one on returning
- Epithet welcomed by US author this spoon-fed?
- Soup container: boil without lid
- Broth, say, over? Over
- A poet raving about Goat’s Head soup
- Soup for one on counter
- Reverse of, say, a first-class course
- Dog tucked into writer’s soup
- Vessel takes a long time warming food
- Attendant about to upset soup
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The straight part
We know that "this spoon-fed?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case this spoon-fed? = potage.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does POTAGE mean?
POTAGE noun- A thick creamy soup.