The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DOLMEN
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More clues leading to the result DOLMEN
- Trick left soldiers in prehistoric tomb
- Huge stone god beheaded by people
- Most of toy soldiers in ancient monument
- Monument to construct, having fifty workers
- Random old people in megalithic tomb
- Miles overwhelmed by sorrow in front of knightâs tomb
- Funny old fellows featured in ancient monument
- Tomb for chaps who evidently like Barbie and Ken
- Mend carried out retaining middle fold of tomb
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The straight part
We know that "tomb" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tomb = dolmen.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 DOLMEN mean?
DOLMEN noun- A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow.
- More generally, any megalithic tomb, including passage graves and wedge tombs.