The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word JALOPY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result JALOPY
- Corvid circling crop heap
- Prune fed to bird in crate
- Banger cut to feed bird
- German agreement to cut off tail of dodgy car
- Car cut into bird
- American sucker takes cut in old banger
- Bird pocketing cut for crate
- Bird circling dock sees crate
- Left work cuddled by flier in car
- Old vehicle‘s trim pocketed by flier
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The straight part
We know that "crate" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case crate = jalopy.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does JALOPY mean?
JALOPY noun- An old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.
- A hip, cool, groovy automobile.