Cryptic crossword clue
Led astray after dessert in the pool 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "the/pool" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case the/pool = puddle.
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 PUDDLE mean?

PUDDLE noun
  1. A small pool of water, usually on a path or road.
  2. Stagnant or polluted water.
  3. A homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit, used to line a canal or pond to make it watertight.
  4. The ripple left by the withdrawal of an oar from the water.
PUDDLE verb
  1. To form a puddle.
  2. To play or splash in a puddle.
  3. Of butterflies, to congregate on a puddle or moist substance to pick up nutrients.
  4. To process iron, gold, etc., by means of puddling.
  5. To line a canal with puddle (clay).
  6. To collect ideas, especially abstract concepts, into rough subtopics or categories, as in study, research or conversation.
  7. To make (clay, loam, etc.) dense or close, by working it when wet, so as to render impervious to water.
  8. To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt with (water).

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