The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FORMAT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result FORMAT
- Keep smothering old woman’s style
- Plan for carpet
- Design for floor covering
- Presentation intended to reach China shortly
- Presentation intended to reach Hancock shortly?
- Keep mum in shape
- In favour of rug design
- Style of pro wrestling requirement?
- Mother wears camp make-up
- Arrangement in support of friend largely
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The straight part
We know that "style" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case style = format.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.
What does FORMAT mean?
FORMAT noun- The layout of a publication or document.
- (hence) The form of presentation of something.
- The type of programming that a radio station broadcasts; such as a certain genre of music, news, sports, talk, etc.
- A file type.
- To create or edit the layout of a document.
- Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.
- To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.