The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SHALOM
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SHALOM
- Affection half veiled in phoney greeting
- Henry cutting a great deal for Nixon almost gets peace in the Middle East
- Peace and love? Left first to cut through pretence
- Within both sides of spectrum: 20, 11 or 9
- Greeting special prince’s an honour
- Some regularly accepting glory, giving peace to many?
- Return handwritten document, enclosing ring, as greeting
- Peace brought by saintly light in outskirts of Stockholm
- Look into disgrace that’s curtailed wish for peace
- Sign of holiness in sergeant major’s greeting
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The straight part
We know that "Peace" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case peace = shalom.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 SHALOM mean?
SHALOM noun- Peace
- A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell.