The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word VOODOO
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More clues leading to the result VOODOO
- 500 idle, maybe, for spell in Caribbean
- 50050000? Magic
- Dispensing with clothing, avow gods root for cult
- Sorcery makes five ducks go to five hundred ducks
- Magic you perform in Franglais, say?
- To manage duck after five overs adds up to bad spell
- See French bishop in glasses in magical ritual?
- Spell 5 with couple of zeroes either side – 500?
- Magical ability to court and party, in a manner of speaking
- Heads of Vatican open one doctoral office on religion
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The straight part
We know that "Magic" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case magic = voodoo.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does VOODOO mean?
VOODOO noun- Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
- The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.
- Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.
- One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.
- To bewitch someone or something using voodoo