The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word NEATEN
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More clues leading to the result NEATEN
- Sliver of noisette consumed red?
- Groom and knight dined
- Tidy up after knight has had a meal
- Corbyn finally had to tidy up
- Tidy million finally polished off
- With a bit of sunshine, a tendency to clear up
- Spruce up north grazed?
- Passion ultimately consumed groom
- Almost, but not quite, round number? That’s tidy
- Number put away to get order
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The straight part
We know that "groom" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case groom = neaten.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 NEATEN mean?
NEATEN verb- To make neat; arrange in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.