The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MORASS
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result MORASS
- Memory returning, fool is in confused state
- Confused situation with nothing right in church service
- Jam Scottish girl left unfinished on ship
- Slough service carries soldiers
- Gold discovered in extensive marsh
- Big number, including other ranks, in swampy area
- Soft ground buried in tremor assault
- Crowd surrounding soldiers in swampy region
- Slough artist covered in green stuff
- Slough gunmen board second ship
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The straight part
We know that "Quagmire" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case quagmire = morass.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 MORASS mean?
MORASS noun- A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.
- Anything that entraps or makes progress difficult.