The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word VISION
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result VISION
- A stunner lives in number four, to the north
- Image of German holding most of 6 down
- Seeing girl, is turned on
- Forward plan sees department losing top 25%
- With it one perceives an apparition
- Dream of Bernadette, perhaps
- Ability to see vivid mental images?
- Verse is about embracing one beautiful person
- Dream of policeman fleeing from conflict
- Seeing about following very current agreement in Italy
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The straight part
We know that "Image" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case image = vision.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 VISION mean?
VISION noun- The sense or ability of sight.
- Something seen; an object perceived visually.
- Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
- (by extension) Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
- An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.
- A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.
- A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
- Pre-recorded film or tape; footage.
- To imagine something as if it were to be true.
- To present as in a vision.
- To provide with a vision.