Cryptic crossword clue
Gastropods which exhausted deer 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Gastropods" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case gastropods = whelks.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does WHELKS mean?

WHELKS noun
  1. Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.
WHELKS noun
  1. Pimple
  2. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.

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