Cryptic crossword clue
It takes months to boil off 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DECOCT

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What does DECOCT mean?

DECOCT verb
  1. To make an infusion.
  2. To reduce, or concentrate by boiling down.
  3. To heat as if by boiling.
  4. To reduce or diminish.
  5. To digest in the stomach.
  6. To devise.

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