The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 3 letter word OIL RIG
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More clues leading to the result OIL RIG
- Platform at sea sending back young woman I love
- Youngster to switch positions over in place for drill
- Perhaps Betty Moon? Heads up for plant needed to get well
- Female on moon lifted boring gear
- Call for attention, woman in lift well below this?
- A boring set-up
- Miss satellite’s revolving platform
- Miss Moon returning to drilling platform
- Grease gear in drilling installation
- Derrick’s putting grease on machinery
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The straight part
We know that "Platform at sea" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case platform at sea = oil rig.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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