Cryptic crossword clue
Guy put in stiffeners for glutinous soups 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "glutinous soups" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case glutinous soups = gumbos.
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 GUMBOS mean?

GUMBOS noun
  1. A soup or stew made with okra.
  2. A fine silty soil that when wet becomes very thick and heavy.
GUMBOS noun
  1. The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.
  2. The flowering mallow plant Abelmoschus esculentus itself, now commonly grown in the tropics and warmer parts of the temperate zones.

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