The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FATHER
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More clues leading to the result FATHER
- Article acquired by remote ancestor
- Hero losing round underneath Big Daddy
- Long way off about the originator
- Female giving support to portly cloth rep?
- Priest put article in a good way
- Obese woman priest
- Plump lady’s architect
- See the woman big on top founder
- Article penned by distant relative
- Annual pop celebration?
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The straight part
We know that "cloth rep" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cloth rep = father.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 FATHER mean?
FATHER noun- A (generally human) male who begets a child.
- A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.
- A term of respectful address for an elderly man.
- A term of respectful address for a priest.
- A person who plays the role of a father in some way.
- The founder of a discipline or science.
- Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.
- Something inanimate that begets.
- A senator of Ancient Rome.
- To be a father to; to sire.
- To give rise to.
- To act as a father; to support and nurture.
- To provide with a father.
- To adopt as one's own.