The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SALMON
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More clues leading to the result SALMON
- Fish served by maid primarily in reception room
- Fish served in delicious almonds
- Male entering hairdresser’s? That’s fishy!
- . Orangey-pink male seen in tanning place?
- Perm finally in hairdresser’s place for swimmer
- 23 or 5 fruit from 4? Not English
- Fish from mass in shop
- Squirrel’s introduction to nut curtailed by fish
- Pink bum finally squeezed into shop
- Pinkish political leader taking day off
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The straight part
We know that "a swimmer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a swimmer = salmon.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SALMON mean?
SALMON noun- One of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae subfamily, brownish above with silvery sides and delicate pinkish-orange flesh; they ascend rivers to spawn.
- (plural salmons) A pale pinkish-orange colour, the colour of cooked salmon.
- The upper bricks in a kiln which receive the least heat.
- Snout (tobacco; from salmon and trout)
- To ride a bicycle the wrong way down a one-way street.
- Having a pale pinkish-orange colour.