The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CROTCH
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The straight part
We know that "genital area" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case genital area = crotch.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CROTCH mean?
CROTCH noun- The area where something forks or branches, a ramification takes place.
- The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.
- Either the male or female genitalia.
- In the three-ball carom game, a small space at each corner of the table.
- The open counter (negative space) formed by two downward strokes that meet at an internal acute angle, potentially above a vertex, as in the letters "V" and "Y".
- To provide with a crotch; to give the form of a crotch to.
- (logging, western US) To notch (a log) on opposite sides to provide a grip for the dogs that will haul it.