The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word AMERICANS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result AMERICANS
- People like 6 down using iMacs near Barking
- Those who voted for Trump remain as annoyed about Clinton’s front
- Statesmen perhaps in car with same reforms
- A Mexican's right to vote out his neighbours?
- Auditor to participate in seminar organised by Alaskans, say
- A jittery emir jails natives
- A guy's acquiring pitcher Gagne for Yankees
- “Go away from Reaganomics” ordered citizens
- Accountant in seminar organised for people from USA
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The straight part
We know that "People like 6 down" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case people like 6 down = americans.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.