The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GROOVE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result GROOVE
- Furrow Oscar found in wooded area
- Flute, lovely rhythm
- What the hippies sought: extra love amongst the trees?
- Dance track
- Take great pleasure in routine
- Love entering little wood, a pleasurable experience
- Track rhino finally entering wood
- Hollow wood with nothing inside
- Love in wood is pleasurable experience
- Furrow, seeing circle in wood
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The straight part
We know that "set routine" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case set routine = groove.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 GROOVE mean?
GROOVE noun- A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tyre groove, or a geological channel or depression.
- A fixed routine.
- The middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit.
- A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.
- A shaft or excavation.
- A racing line, a path across the racing circuit's surface that a racecar will usually track on. (Note: There may be multiple grooves on any particular circuit or segment of circuit)
- To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.
- To perform, dance to, or enjoy rhythmic music.