The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SEWING
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SEWING
- Genteel pursuit planting seeds, they say?
- Shift featuring English seamstresses’ handiwork
- Crude TV family close to top getting stitched up?
- Inject 2 with energy using a needle
- Singer’s associated with such energy-packed music
- Hang loose, injecting drug using a needle
- Singer may be employed for this type of music – Enya’s first to be introduced
- Repairing south-east side of building
- Using needle to inject drug into small limb
- . Seaming wicket in Glamorgan, primarily seen by the beginning of summer at England
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "using a needle/using a needle" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case using a needle/using a needle = sewing.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does SEWING mean?
SEWING verb- To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.
- To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.
- Followed by into: to enclose by sewing.
- To drain the water from.
- Of a ship, to be grounded.
- The action of the verb to sew.
- Something that is being or has been sewn.