Cryptic crossword clue
Saboteur losing heart, becoming more high-minded 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "more high-minded" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case more high-minded = nobler.
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 NOBLER mean?

NOBLER adjective
  1. Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
  2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid.
  3. Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.
  4. (of a polyhedron) Both isohedral and isogonal.

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