The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TOPPED
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What does TOPPED mean?
TOPPED verb- To cover on the top or with a top.
- To cut or remove the top (as of a tree)
- To excel, to surpass, to beat.
- To be in the lead, to be at number one position (of).
- To commit suicide.
- To murder.
- (BDSM) To be the dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
- (gay sexuality) To be the partner who penetrates in anal sex.
- (gay sexuality) To anally penetrate.
- To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower.
- To predominate.
- To excel; to rise above others.
- To raise one end of (a yard, etc.), making it higher than the other.
- (dyeing) To cover with another dye.
- To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade).
- To arrange (fruit, etc.) with the best on top.
- (of a horse) To strike the top of (an obstacle) with the hind feet while jumping, so as to gain new impetus.
- To improve (domestic animals, especially sheep) by crossing certain individuals or breeds with other superior breeds.
- To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel ingot) to remove unsound metal.
- To strike (the ball) above the centre; also, to make (a stroke, etc.) by hitting the ball in this way.