The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word HOARSE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result HOARSE
- Rough breeches worn by a king
- Equine swallowing second piece of hay is croaking
- Arab perhaps on the radio, sounding rough
- Husky ambassador carrying rowing equipment
- Husky in frost at head of sledge being unloaded?
- Pack animal swallows a husky
- Rough area around bay? On the contrary
- In conversation, nag perhaps is grating
- Sound of animal, husky
- Rough area in bay, perhaps
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The straight part
We know that "husky" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case husky = hoarse.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 HOARSE mean?
HOARSE adjective- Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.