The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RUGGED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result RUGGED
- Strong-featured, and wearing a wig?
- Not even wearing a wig?
- Wild horse regretted biting
- Rough diamonds supporting hooligans’ game, mostly
- Wearing a hairpiece? That’s rough
- Hardy wearing a wig?
- Rough as a partially covered floor?
- Tough, like Sean Connery as James Bond possibly?
- Carpeted perhaps, made of strong stuff?
- Regretted overtaking child’s horse, by the sound of it — that’s rough
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What does RUGGED mean?
RUGGED adjective- Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough.
- Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.
- Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy.
- (of a person) Strong, sturdy, well-built.
- (of land) Rocky and bare of plantlife.
- (of temper, character, or people) Harsh; austere; hard; crabbed
- Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.
- (of sound, style etc.) Harsh; grating; rough to the ear
- (of looks, appearance etc.) Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled
- (of behaviour) Violent; rude; boisterous
- (of health, physique etc.) Vigorous; robust; hardy
- (of a computer) Designed to reliably operate in harsh usage environments and conditions.
- To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.
- Having a rug or rugs.
- Covered with a rug.