The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ABROAD
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More clues leading to the result ABROAD
- An American girl far from home?
- A body of water in a foreign country
- An American woman far from home
- A woman from America in another country
- A second-class thoroughfare overseas
- A general out of the country
- A minor thoroughfare, not in the UK
- Freely moving about, using a minor highway
- Definitely not a motorway overseas
- A type of bean in another country
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The straight part
We know that "over wide area" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case over wide area = abroad.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 ABROAD mean?
ABROAD noun- Countries or lands abroad.
- Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
- At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space.
- Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode.
- Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; moving without restriction.
- Not on target; astray; in error; confused; dazed.
- Played elsewhere than one's home grounds.
- Throughout, over.