Cryptic crossword clue
Power supply has one in distress 6

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

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What does WIRING mean?

WIRING verb
  1. To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
  2. To string on a wire.
  3. To equip with wires for use with electricity.
  4. To add something into an electrical system by means of wiring; to incorporate or include something.
  5. (usually passive) To fix or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour) in a particular way.
  6. To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.
  7. To make someone tense or psyched up. See also adjective wired.
  8. To install eavesdropping equipment.
  9. To snare by means of a wire or wires.
  10. To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.
WIRING noun
  1. A mass of electric wires.

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