The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TIGERS
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More clues leading to the result TIGERS
- Fierce folk, initially getting into rows
- Binder contains a bit of gen on first of several formidable competitors
- Rows about origin of ginger cats
- Predators put a thousand dollars in banks
- Banks receive deposit of German cats
- Carnivores good in rows?
- Sir, teg is slaughtered for animals
- Stadium sections occupied by green team from Detroit
- Asian residents hide $1,000 in stairs
- Trans Instagram influencers' latest three cats
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The straight part
We know that "Fierce folk" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fierce folk = tigers.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TIGERS mean?
TIGERS noun- Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
- A representation of a large mythological cat, used on a coat of arms.
- A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress.
- A leopard.
- A person who is very athletic during sexual intercourse.
- A ferocious, bloodthirsty and audacious person.
- A kind of growl or screech, after cheering.
- A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
- A tiger moth in the family Arctiidae.
- A tiger beetle.
- A tiger butterfly in tribe Danaini, especially subtribe Danaina
- A relatively small country or group of countries with a fast-growing economy.
- A final shouted phrase, accompanied by a jump or outstretched arms, at the end of a cheer.