The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word INNATE
I've seen this crossword clue in Independent
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More clues leading to the result INNATE
- Inherited pub at end of lane
- Had meal at back of pub? That's natural
- Present at birth tucked away behind tavern
- Had food with local native
- Hotel has a tea break, it’s natural
- Fashionable and neat, perhaps: it’s natural
- Instinctive move to eat at pub
- Natural drinking place at bottom of terrace
- Had grub after pub – that’s natural
- Natural part of 8, say
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Natural" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case natural = innate.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 INNATE mean?
INNATE verb- To cause to exist; to call into being.
- Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.
- Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience.
- Instinctive; coming from instinct.
- Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament.