The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word WANGLE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result WANGLE
- Engineer’s wide corner
- Engineer in corner supporting wife
- Engineer cannily takes women’s perspective
- Manipulate Western opinion
- Engineer beginning on wrong corner
- Use craft to obtain foremost of white fish
- Manipulate piece of laundry equipment, inverting piece at the top
- Obtain craftily bit of wine with fish
- Manipulate wife’s opinion
- Get by manipulation and with spin
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The straight part
We know that "Obtain craftily" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case obtain craftily = wangle.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 WANGLE mean?
WANGLE noun- The act of wangling
- To obtain through manipulative or deceitful methods.
- To falsify, as records.
- To achieve through contrivance or cajolery.