The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DISARM
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More clues leading to the result DISARM
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- Falsely said marine put down weapons
- Royal Artillery’s turned up in dark to surrender weapons
- Lot of team taken aback, with member put on the back foot
- Win over Germany is a rare first in Munich
- Win over military leader after shocking raids
- Remove suspicion from inspector close to this division of company
- Remove weapon from girl’s reach
- Remove gun from Detective Inspector
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The straight part
We know that "put down weapons" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case put down weapons = disarm.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 DISARM mean?
DISARM noun- The act of depriving a person of a weapon they carry.
- To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.
- To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous
- To lay down arms; to stand down.
- To reduce one's own military forces.
- To disable the security systems on.