The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PIERCE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result PIERCE
- Go through church under mass of stonework?
- Drill first of recruits in section
- Thrust pawn, say, to capture rook
- Stab from Romeo in drama
- Force way through seaside attraction by church
- Bore is quietly intense, not loud
- Support church president
- Enter king, say, carrying head of Republican
- Knight, say, capturing rook to make a breakthrough
- Enter feature in Brighton church
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What does PIERCE mean?
PIERCE verb- To puncture; to break through
- To create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry
- To break or interrupt abruptly
- To get to the heart or crux of (a matter).
- To penetrate; to affect deeply.
- A pierced earring