The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LIKELY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result LIKELY
- Promising Latin opener with Kylie dancing
- Promising Yorkshire town sees Liberals jumping both ways
- Presumably Ms Allen accepts vacuous karaoke
- Credible as beginnings of legal year
- Suitable flower planted around Kew, mostly
- Expected Dutch portrait painter to accommodate current king
- Promising fifty-one grand — see!
- 50% fake goes into plant probably
- Potential, kinetic energy is present in plant
- Promising characteristic of heartless lady
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The straight part
We know that "Promising" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case promising = likely.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 LIKELY mean?
LIKELY noun- Something or somebody considered likely.
- Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring
- (as predicate, followed by to and infinitive) Reasonably to be expected; apparently destined, probable
- Appropriate, suitable; believable; having a good potential
- Plausible; within the realm of credibility
- Promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome
- Attractive; pleasant
- Similar; like; alike.
- Similarly.
- Probably.