Cryptic crossword clue
Plant by river in pattern on the box 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RASTER

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The straight part
We know that "pattern on the box" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pattern on the box = raster.
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 RASTER mean?

RASTER noun
  1. A scanning pattern of parallel lines that form the display of an image projected on a cathode-ray tube of a television set or display screen.
  2. A bitmap image, consisting of a grid of pixels, stored as a sequence of lines.
RASTER verb
  1. To scan in parallel lines.

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