The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word VOLUME
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The straight part
We know that "Publication" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case publication = volume.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does VOLUME mean?
VOLUME noun- A three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement.
- Strength of sound; loudness.
- The issues of a periodical over a period of one year.
- A bound book.
- A single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia.
- A roll or scroll, which was the form of ancient books.
- Quantity.
- A rounded mass or convolution.
- The total supply of money in circulation or, less frequently, total amount of credit extended, within a specified national market or worldwide.
- An accessible storage area with a single file system, typically resident on a single partition of a hard disk.
- To be conveyed through the air, waft.
- To cause to move through the air, waft.
- To swell.