The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TIDING
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What does TIDING mean?
TIDING verb- To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream.
- To pour a tide or flood.
- To work into or out of a river or harbor by drifting with the tide and anchoring when it becomes adverse.
- To happen, occur.
- (usually in the plural) news; new information