Cryptic crossword clue
Hide needlework display in Edinburgh 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Hide needlework/display in Edinburgh" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hide needlework/display in edinburgh = tattoo.
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 TATTOO mean?

TATTOO noun
  1. An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
  2. A method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface with a sharp instrument (usually a solenoid-driven needle).
TATTOO verb
  1. To apply a tattoo to (someone or something).
  2. To hit the ball hard, as if to figuratively leave a tattoo on the ball.
TATTOO noun
  1. A signal played five minutes before taps (lights out).
  2. A signal by drum or bugle ordering soldiers to return to their quarters.
  3. A military display or pageant.
TATTOO verb
  1. To tap rhythmically on, to drum.
TATTOO noun
  1. A breed of pony from India; a pony of that breed.

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