The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ALLUDE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ALLUDE
- Refer everything upwards delaying entry initially
- Refer everyone, vulgar Republican excepted
- Reference article on retired English pedestrian
- Overheard a salacious hint
- Hint: vice-president once improper, reportedly
- Refer everyone to due amendment
- Hint at bone marrow going west losing mass
- Make reference, as man getting audibly vulgar
- Hint of a gloomy return East
- Refer an obscene broadcast
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The straight part
We know that "Make reference" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case make reference = allude.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ALLUDE mean?
ALLUDE verb- To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion.