Cryptic crossword clue
Field officer’s first wife having a drink 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Field" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case field = meadow.
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 MEADOW mean?

MEADOW noun
  1. A field or pasture; a piece of land covered or cultivated with grass, usually intended to be mown for hay.
  2. Low land covered with coarse grass or rank herbage near rivers and in marshy places by the sea.

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