Cryptic crossword clue
Gets wind of ship carrying cargo of American cash 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Gets wind of" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case gets wind of = scents.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SCENTS mean?

SCENTS noun
  1. A distinctive odour or smell.
  2. An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing.
  3. The sense of smell.
  4. A perfume.
  5. Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone, such as the paper left behind in a paperchase.
  6. Sense, perception.
SCENTS verb
  1. To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.
  2. To have a suspicion of.
  3. To impart an odour to.
  4. To have a smell.
  5. To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.

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