The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word OHMAGE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result OHMAGE
- I'm surprised by one like Gandalf's resistance
- I'm surprised by fellow doing spells in resistance
- Respect with love to the fore? There’s some resistance
- Husband stepping back in show of respect — or resistance?
- Wise man met with expression of surprise and resistance
- Love to be lifted up in praise for sign of resistance
- . Offensive basically goes up a notch in honour of resistance
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The straight part
We know that "resistance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case resistance = ohmage.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.