Cryptic crossword clue
Ruminate freely having abandoned motorway — what’s seen in the country? 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "what’s seen in the country" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what’s seen in the country = nature.
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What does NATURE mean?

NATURE noun
  1. The natural world; that which consists of all things unaffected by or predating human technology, production, and design. (Compare ecosystem.)
  2. The innate characteristics of a thing. What something will tend by its own constitution, to be or do. Distinct from what might be expected or intended.
  3. The summary of everything that has to do with biological, chemical and physical states and events in the physical universe.
  4. Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artificial, or forced, or remote from actual experience.
  5. Kind, sort; character; quality.
  6. Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life.
  7. Natural affection or reverence.
NATURE verb
  1. To endow with natural qualities.

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