Cryptic crossword clue
Maiden, kind person providing cattle food 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "cattle food" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cattle food = mangel.
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Crossword Answer definitions

MANGEL noun
  1. The sugar beet, which can be refined to equal cane sugar in all manners save for botanical origin.
  2. A mangelwurzel, a plant of the beet family raised as cattle feed.

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