Cryptic crossword clue
Obscure work — a search with street cleared 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Obscure" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case obscure = opaque.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does OPAQUE mean?

OPAQUE noun
  1. An area of darkness; a place or region with no light.
  2. Something which is opaque rather than translucent.
OPAQUE verb
  1. To make, render (more) opaque.
OPAQUE adjective
  1. Neither reflecting nor emitting light.
  2. Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.
  3. Unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of
  4. Obtuse, stupid.
  5. Describes a type for which higher-level callers have no knowledge of data values or their representations; all operations are carried out by the type's defined abstract operators.

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