The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SORTIE
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More clues leading to the result SORTIE
- Arrange extremely intense troop movement?
- Foray: angry about it arising
- Nasty Tories seen as offensive
- Small men join in trip
- Short trip that is taken by class
- Sally tries desperately to embrace love
- Sally‘s kind to Danielle essentially
- Brand that is going out
- Type that is breaking out?
- Type that is for attack
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The straight part
We know that "offensive" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case offensive = sortie.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 SORTIE mean?
SORTIE noun- An attack made by troops from a besieged position.
- An operational flight carried out by a single military aircraft.
- An attacking move
- To sally.