The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FOSSIL
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result FOSSIL
- Dinosaur in Komsomol is so far to the left
- Old relic sons wrapped in thin metallic sheet
- Prehistoric relic sons wrapped in metallic sheet
- Geological evidence from UFOs? Silly
- Sword with Nazi inscription, museum piece
- Chapel is so fortunate to hold returned relic
- Ancient 3 fellow East German left
- Relic of saints captured in defeat
- Metal encasing small orris root is an item of interest to palaeontologists
- Preserved part of ship in protective coating
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What does FOSSIL mean?
FOSSIL noun- The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
- Any preserved evidence of ancient life, including shells, imprints, burrows, coprolites, and organically-produced chemicals.
- A fossil word.
- Anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated.