Cryptic crossword clue
Seasoned traveller at the front leads astray 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Seasoned" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case seasoned = salted.
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 SALTED mean?

SALTED verb
  1. To add salt to.
  2. To deposit salt as a saline solution.
  3. To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.
  4. To insert or inject something into an object to give it properties it would not naturally have.
  5. To include colorful language in.
  6. To add filler bytes before encrypting, in order to make brute-force decryption more resource-intensive.
SALTED adjective
  1. To which salt has been added.
  2. Of an animal, vaccinated against or having recovered from a disease.

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