The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SCREEN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SCREEN
- Strip of plaster duke exchanged for new partition
- Sieve stones at bottom of mountain
- Show vet
- Observed holding chromium mask
- Loose stones close to cairn presenting riddle
- Shelter in rocks at foot of mountain
- Loose rock needs new barrier
- Stones, on the loose, needing new guard
- Stones gathered at bottom of cliff before new show
- Show or hide
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The straight part
We know that "barrier" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case barrier = screen.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 SCREEN mean?
SCREEN noun- A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
- A material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing while allowing gasses, liquids and finer particles to pass.
- (by analogy) Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening
- Various forms or formats of information display
- Definitions related to standing in the path of an opposing player
- An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
- A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
- A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
- A large scarf.
- To filter by passing through a screen.
- To shelter or conceal.
- To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing.
- To present publicly (on the screen).
- To fit with a screen.
- To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
- To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.
- To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.