The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word USEFUL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result USEFUL
- Handy American juice promoting energy
- . American gas, say, promoting energy as serviceable
- Advantageous to be young with a lisp …
- Handy American source of energy moving East to North
- American fuel is blended to be profitable
- Fuse blown at centre of bulb — that’s handy
- Expedient to be young with a lisp
- Expedient American fuel crisis
- Lead in unleaded fuel’s oddly effective
- Convenient American energy extracted from coal, say, and sent North
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What does USEFUL mean?
USEFUL adjective- Having a practical or beneficial use.