The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 3 letter word HOT DOG
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More clues leading to the result HOT DOG
- Maybe wolf this popular, a pet
- Popular pet food
- Roll over banger, having tooted regularly in corner
- Greedy type welcoming time to prepare snack
- Glutton keeps heading for the party food
- Setter maybe going after much- approved food
- Boxer, perhaps, attracted to popular fast food
- American food inflamed canine
- Pet needing bowl of water and grub?
- Greedy guts putting away last of port and party food item
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The straight part
We know that "snack" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case snack = hot dog.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does HOT DOG mean?
HOT DOG noun- A sandwich consisting of a frankfurter, or wiener, in a bread roll, usually served with ketchup, mustard, relish, etc.
- A sausage of the type used as a general ingredient in this sandwich.
- A show-off or daredevil, especially in such sports as surfing, skateboarding, or skiing.
- A battered, deep-fried sausage or saveloy on a stick.
- The penis.
- A sexually suggestive physical gesture involving hip movement.