Cryptic crossword clue
Join pieces of wood, say, dropping over for ditch outwork 6

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

T
E
N
A
I
L

Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "ditch outwork" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ditch outwork = tenail.
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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

Crossword Answer definitions

Latest crossword clues with full explanations