The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TASTED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TASTED
- Shocked? About time to become experienced
- Before unruly teenager sat up, got a smack
- Experienced discrimination with the end of apartheid
- Experienced altered state with first of drugs
- Sampled last of fruit — fresh dates
- Food should be put under grill? Not egg
- Experienced doctor starts on discrimination
- Experienced editor stays behind when it is dry outside
- Santa's teddy bears sampled
- Santa’s Teddy bears sampled
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The straight part
We know that "Sampled" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sampled = tasted.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 TASTED mean?
TASTED verb- To sample the flavor of something orally.
- To have a taste; to excite a particular sensation by which flavour is distinguished.
- To experience.
- To take sparingly.
- To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of.
- To try by the touch; to handle.