The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word INNING
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What does INNING mean?
INNING noun- A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
- A similar period of play.
- A player (or team)'s turn at the table to make shots until ended by a miss or a foul.
- A chance or opportunity to perform some deed or act.
- The gathering of a crop; harvesting.
- Lands recovered from the sea.
- To house; to lodge.
- To take lodging; to lodge.