Cryptic crossword clue
Mysterious king facing defeat after year 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Mysterious" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mysterious = arcane.
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 ARCANE mean?

ARCANE adjective
  1. Understood by only a few.
  2. (by extension) Obscure, mysterious.
  3. Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge to understand.
  4. Extremely old (e.g. interpretation or knowledge), and possibly irrelevant.

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