The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PHOBOS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PHOBOS
- Moon, showing bum in front of polite society
- Bum parts outside of pants, moon!
- Moon an afterthought, Tramp admitted
- Satellite broadcast of enemy leader
- Note about tramp from another world
- Satellite‘s lead going round house, well set up
- Quietly tramps on moon
- Note orbiting traveller here?
- Moonin public school
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