Cryptic crossword clue
Female's brief version is that man had groped 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FISHED

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The straight part
We know that "groped" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case groped = fished.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does FISHED mean?

FISHED verb
  1. To hunt fish or other aquatic animals.
  2. To search (a body of water) for something other than fish.
  3. To use as bait when fishing.
  4. To (attempt to) find or get hold of an object by searching among other objects.
  5. (followed by "for" or "around for") To talk to people in an attempt to get them to say something, or seek to obtain something by artifice.
  6. Of a batsman, to attempt to hit a ball outside off stump and miss it.
  7. To repair (a spar or mast) by fastening a beam or other long object (often called a fish) over the damaged part (see Noun above).
  8. To hoist the flukes of.

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