The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SULLEN
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What does SULLEN mean?
SULLEN noun- One who is solitary, or lives alone; a hermit.
- (chiefly in plural) Sullen feelings or manners; sulks; moroseness.
- Having a brooding ill temper; sulky.
- Gloomy; dismal; foreboding.
- Sluggish; slow.
- Lonely; solitary; desolate.
- Mischievous; malignant; unpropitious.
- Obstinate; intractable.