The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 2 letter word MAKE DO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result MAKE DO
- Improvise to attend party
- Manage to form a party
- Get by in G&S show with two vocal changes
- Manage awkward dame OK
- Just manage to arrive at party
- Manage somehow with just two cooks?
- Mum’s fine coming back without Edward to manage
- 20 Manage in end – arrive in time for party
- Cope’s poem, ‘King, Before Noon, Rising’
- Get along? Take home to cheat
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The straight part
We know that "Manage" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case manage = make do.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.
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What does MAKE DO mean?
MAKE DO noun- A temporary or makeshift expedient.
- Improvised, makeshift