Cryptic crossword clue
Limits great progress? 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Limits/great progress?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case limits/great progress? = bounds.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BOUNDS mean?

BOUNDS noun
  1. (often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
  2. A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.
BOUNDS verb
  1. To surround a territory or other geographical entity.
  2. To be the boundary of.
BOUNDS noun
  1. A sizeable jump, great leap.
  2. A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.
  3. A bounce; a rebound.
BOUNDS verb
  1. To leap, move by jumping.
  2. To cause to leap.
  3. To rebound; to bounce.
  4. To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.

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