The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DEBRIS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result DEBRIS
- Rubbish teacher has qualification returned
- Broken fragments presenting girl with no end of danger
- Rubbish in plot upset gentleman turning up
- Partly hide Bristol’s scattered rubbish
- Wreckage found in Harbourside, Bristol
- Ruins girl entering high society with gentleman after rejection
- Society girl knight rejected? Rubbish!
- Brides mistakenly refuse
- Rubble found by young socialites touring Rhode Island
- Conclude Bristol is packed with dross
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The straight part
We know that "scattered rubbish" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case scattered rubbish = debris.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DEBRIS mean?
DEBRIS noun- Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
- Litter and discarded refuse.
- The ruins of a broken-down structure.
- Large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc.