The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BROADS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BROADS
- Wetland thoroughfares
- Women’s little ways?
- Trump’s women, and their little ways?
- Part of Norfolk where local traffic is found?
- American girls seen in Norfolk
- Secondary thoroughfares for Norfolk waters
- Ladies of the Lakes?
- Minor routes leading to Eastern holiday location
- American girls — they’re a sight in Norfolk
- American women in English lake district
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The straight part
We know that "Ladies/Lakes" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ladies/lakes = broads.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 BROADS mean?
BROADS noun- A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
- A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
- A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656.
- A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.
- (sometimes obsolete) A woman or girl.