The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TABLET
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TABLET
- Computer fit to be installed in Times
- Small computer ready for work in motorcycle racing
- . Dose of Aspirin, for example, efficient in races
- Stone slab in battle ground
- Pill taken primarily on board
- Non-drinker swallows effective medicine
- Violin’s soundboard temperature, which responds to touch
- Tense on board? A pill’s the answer
- Brittle Scottish favourite fit to enter motorbike races
- Medication found back in hotel bathroom
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The straight part
We know that "Pill" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pill = tablet.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.
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What does TABLET mean?
TABLET noun- A slab of clay used for inscription.
- A short scripture written by the founders of the Bahá'í faith.
- A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance.
- A block of several sheets of blank paper that are bound together at the top; pad of paper.
- A graphics tablet.
- A tablet computer, a type of portable computer.
- A confection made from sugar, condensed milk and butter, produced in flat slabs.
- A type of round token giving authority for a train to proceed over a single-track line.
- To form (a drug, etc.) into tablets.