The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GAMING
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What does GAMING mean?
GAMING verb- To gamble.
- To play card games, board games, or video games.
- To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable.
- (of males) To perform premeditated seduction strategy.
- The playing of a game or games, including but not limited to video games and games of chance.
- Careful, strategic use of rules to achieve one's purposes, as one would use the rules of a game.