Cryptic crossword clue
It's wound in gold, by the way 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "by the way" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case by the way = obiter.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does OBITER mean?

OBITER noun
  1. An obiter dictum; a statement from the bench commenting on a point of law which is not necessary for the judgment at hand and therefore has no judicial weight, as opposed to ratio decidendi.
OBITER adverb
  1. Incidentally; in passing.

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