The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word NOUGHT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result NOUGHT
- Nothing unusual on thug
- Fear abandoning old battleship for nothing
- Restraining expression of disgust is not nothing
- New book discounted, purchased for nothing
- Go out and hunt out duck
- Nothing new, nothing old
- Go and hunt wild duck
- Newton should love
- Round figure recorded every so often playing cricket?
- Clobber on thug revealing round figure
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The straight part
We know that "nothing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case nothing = nought.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does NOUGHT mean?
NOUGHT noun- Nothing; something which does not exist.
- A thing or person of no worth or value; nil.
- Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game.
- The figure or character representing, or having the shape of, zero.
- To abase, to set at nought.
- Good for nothing; worthless.
- Wicked, immoral.
- To no extent; in no way; not at all.
- Not.
- Nothing; zero.