Cryptic crossword clue
Right up inside smooth thread 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STRAND

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The straight part
We know that "thread" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case thread = strand.
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.
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What does STRAND mean?

STRAND noun
  1. The shore or beach of the sea or ocean; shore; beach.
  2. The shore or beach of a lake or river.
  3. A small brook or rivulet.
  4. A passage for water; gutter.
  5. A street (perhaps from the similarity of shape).
STRAND verb
  1. To run aground; to beach.
  2. To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert.
  3. To cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base.
STRAND noun
  1. Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
  2. A string.
  3. An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.
  4. A group of wires, usually twisted or braided.
  5. A series of programmes on a particular theme or linked subject.
  6. An element in a composite whole; a sequence of linked events or facts; a logical thread.
  7. A nucleotide chain.
STRAND verb
  1. To break a strand of (a rope).
  2. To form by uniting strands.

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