The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word COLONY
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More clues leading to the result COLONY
- Lots of bacteria in part of the gut unknown
- Stop last of dodgy group of settlers
- Shy about learner working in group
- Community around London’s West End, reluctant to come forward
- Punctuation mark unknown in settlement
- Part of waste disposal system close to gypsy settlement
- Mark unknown sort of territory
- Group of bacteria, see, inside rabbit’s fur
- Army officer comes to old American city where people have settled
- Group of settlers pass over US city
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The straight part
We know that "Lots of bacteria" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lots of bacteria = colony.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does COLONY mean?
COLONY noun- A governmental unit created on land of another country owned by colonists from a country.
- A settlement of emigrants who move to a new place, but remain culturally tied to their place of origin
- Region or governmental unit created by another country and generally ruled by another country.
- An apartment complex or neighborhood.
- A group of people with the same interests or ethnic origin concentrated in a particular geographic area
- A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.
- A local group of Beaver Scouts.