The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CHEEKY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result CHEEKY
- Fresh chapter that’s surprising and ultimately funny
- Happy with king instead of rook getting forward?
- Forward the making of a revolutionary key, perhaps
- Impudent – disheartened Czech exile, kindly
- Lippy‘s extremely messy on side of face
- Is one’s bottom so forward?
- Showing some front, or rear?
- Brash face, part cocky, on the edge
- Fresh life force indispensable for the listener
- Irreverent church that’s terrifying laity at last
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The straight part
We know that "forward?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case forward? = cheeky.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CHEEKY mean?
CHEEKY adjective- Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.
- (of swimwear, underwear, etc.) tending to reveal the cheeks of the buttocks.
- (Australian Aboriginal) Poisonous (of animals such as snakes), dangerous, cunning, violent, potent.
- Indulged in.