The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ATTACH
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ATTACH
- Endless strike beginning to hamper Unite?
- Mostly offensive, he may be a member of the diplomatic corps
- Secure batting that bags a century
- Specialist diplomat cut off offensive ambassador
- Join strike, save Grand Hotel!
- Busy with facial hair — mostly getting stick
- Diplomatic incident? That could get the papers carried away!
- Cat returns in funny hat and tie
- Join junior member of embassy’s staff, briefly
- Baseless assault with hard stick
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The straight part
We know that "Join" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case join = attach.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.
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What does ATTACH mean?
ATTACH verb- To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
- To adhere; to be attached.
- To come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest.
- To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; with to.
- To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; with to.
- To take, seize, or lay hold of.
- To arrest, seize.