Cryptic crossword clue
Forbids part of family’s move to Essex 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Forbids" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case forbids = vetoes.
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What does VETOES mean?

VETOES noun
  1. A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
  2. An invocation of that right.
  3. An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.
VETOES verb
  1. To use a veto against.

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