The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word WHITES
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More clues leading to the result WHITES
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The straight part
We know that "wines" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case wines = whites.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 WHITES mean?
WHITES noun- The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
- A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.
- Any butterfly of the family Pieridae.
- White wine.
- Any object or substance that is of the color white.
- The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.
- The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.
- To make white; to whiten; to bleach.
- A set of white clothes, especially as a uniform.
- Linen, especially laundry, that is white.
- Leukorrhea.