The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MUDDLE
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What does MUDDLE mean?
MUDDLE noun- A mixture; a confusion; a garble.
- A mixture of crushed ingredients, as prepared with a muddler.
- To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.
- To mash slightly for use in a cocktail.
- To dabble in mud.
- To make turbid or muddy.
- To think and act in a confused, aimless way.
- To cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with liquor; to intoxicate partially.
- To waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or intoxicated.