The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SUMMER
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More clues leading to the result SUMMER
- Theorem musician holds up part of year
- One lowering themselves socially has not left for the season
- . . . . September sun, add the sea in St. Tropez . . . .
- Maths teacher’s period for lessons outdoors?
- Caller’s dismissed just after heated period
- Mathematician S with 21 down
- Best of times, having money in the sea by Cannes?
- Tot by sea in Brittany in holiday season
- Adder season?
- Season for principal seasoned singer, needing no introduction
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The straight part
We know that "season" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case season = summer.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 SUMMER mean?
SUMMER noun- One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as being from June 21 to September 22 or 23 in parts of the USA, the months of June, July and August in the United Kingdom and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Year; used to give the age of a person, usually a young one.
- Someone with light, pinkish skin that has a blue undertone, light hair and eyes, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.
- To spend the summer, as in a particular place on holiday.
- A pack-horse.
- A horizontal beam supporting a building.
- A person who sums.
- A machine or algorithm that sums.