The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MODERN
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More clues leading to the result MODERN
- Updated method backed by fighting force
- Navy's after style that's new
- New fashion, the latest from our collection
- Contemporary fashion employed by sailors
- Up-to-date style worn by sailors
- New demo broken up by force
- Contemporary approach supported by Royal Navy
- Style for service gets go-ahead
- Service paymasters with English sailors present
- Right in fashion and new?
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The straight part
We know that "new" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case new = modern.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 MODERN mean?
MODERN noun- Someone who lives in modern times.
- Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.
- (history) Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.