The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PEDANT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result PEDANT
- Particular person in prison will be visited by US lawyer
- Stickler enraged and in bad mood
- Particular person long enthralling editor
- Person who’s picky, upset and in a bad mood
- Nit-picker removing end of chain from necklace
- One picking nits from pet and dancing
- Old teacher favoured pupil circumventing grade of proficiency
- Stickler for the rules gasped following editor’s promotion
- Quibbler longed to displace editor
- Stopped Anthony arresting quibbler
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The straight part
We know that "One picking nits" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one picking nits = pedant.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PEDANT mean?
PEDANT noun- A teacher or schoolmaster.
- A person who emphasizes their knowledge through strict adherence to rules of vocabulary and grammar.
- A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
- Pedantic.