The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CRAVES
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What does CRAVES mean?
CRAVES verb- To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
- To ask for earnestly; to beg; to claim.
- To call for; to require as a course of action.