The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word IDEATE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result IDEATE
- Get a picture of one escort cuddling English leader
- Imagine current discussion without involvement of Brexiteers' leader
- Imagine fish at bottom of lake
- Imagine lunch including fish? Au contraire
- Dream of fish getting swallowed
- Imagine being fed on fish!
- Imagine being shown inside said eatery
- Imagine Tramp would consume tablet
- Imagine something swimmer consumed
- Imagine the setter had worried interminably
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The straight part
We know that "Imagine" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case imagine = ideate.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.
What does IDEATE mean?
IDEATE verb- To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize.
- To generate an idea.
- Produced by an idea.
- The actual existence supposed to correspond with an idea; the correlate in real existence to the idea as a thought or existence.