The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word EMBALM
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More clues leading to the result EMBALM
- Preserve yours truly served up with roasted lamb
- Preserve tree invaded by many blessed ants initially
- Preserve of English doctor, endless charity
- New male doctor comes in to treat mummy
- Make mummy and me lamb stew?
- Business qualification in wood preserve!
- Blame for spilling marmalade, just having opened preserve
- Preserve degree in wood frame
- Preserve exotic meal doctor’s tucking into
- Those people vulgarly scoffing stewed lamb and preserve
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The straight part
We know that "Preserve" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case preserve = embalm.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 EMBALM mean?
EMBALM verb- To treat a corpse with preservatives in order to prevent decomposition.
- To perfume or add fragrance to something.