The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SCAMPI
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More clues leading to the result SCAMPI
- Seafood affected is taken back outside
- Sea creatures affected during island’s revolution
- Prawns swindle very good indeed
- Trick by Greek character providing sea food
- Seafood sensitivity initially affected one
- Swindle with pie lacking English seafood
- Rascal beginning to ingest breaded prawns
- Seafood is served up around military depot
- Con over a lot of baked food and Norway lobsters
- naughty boy takes one
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The straight part
We know that "Sea creatures" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sea creatures = scampi.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SCAMPI mean?
SCAMPI noun- A Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus).
- Any similar species of genus Nephrops or similar prawns.