The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MENAGE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result MENAGE
- Social group of chaps ahead of generation
- Household of soldiers, mature
- Husbands will oversee mature housekeeping
- Household area retained by old couple
- People mature in a family unit
- Household of males era produced
- Establishment in which hands wither?
- Number of years below average adult spent in household
- Fellows, mature members of household
- In household fellows can’t be like Peter Pan
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The straight part
We know that "household" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case household = menage.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 MENAGE mean?
MENAGE noun- A household; a domestic situation.
- A type of cooperative society whereby all members pay a regular sum of savings, or through which goods can be paid for in installments.
- A group of people living together in a sexual relationship.