The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SEXPOT
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More clues leading to the result SEXPOT
- One way to grab fair temptress
- An attractive person, former lover put in place
- Dish in the other cooking vessel
- Desirable person‘s improper message about urine container
- See old lover being hugged — a provocative lady maybe?
- Vamp hits the bottle — when up! — about ten
- Montreal player beset by street person with a certain appeal
- Some 1960s ex-Potteries pin-up
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The straight part
We know that "temptress" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case temptress = sexpot.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does SEXPOT mean?
SEXPOT noun- A sexy person.