Cryptic crossword clue
Net effect of severe beating 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Net effect/severe beating" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case net effect/severe beating = lacing.
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 LACING mean?

LACING verb
  1. To fasten (something) with laces.
  2. To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).
  3. To interweave items.
  4. To interweave the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
  5. To beat; to lash; to make stripes on.
  6. To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material.
LACING noun
  1. That with which something is laced.
  2. The tied or threaded laces that form a netlike pattern.
  3. A beating as punishment; a hiding.
  4. Lagging, or cross-pieces placed to prevent ore from falling into a passage.
  5. The cords by which the boards of a book are fastened to the back.
  6. The knee of the head, or lace-piece, a piece of compass or knee timber secured to the back of the figurehead.

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