The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 3 letter word OLD MAN
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More clues leading to the result OLD MAN
- Father left with daughter in Middle Eastern territory
- Boyfriend chasing former PA?
- Dad tired and mum nagged primarily
- Pop group lodged in Cotswold mansion
- Gary, the skipper?
- Father of actor undergoing split
- Senior citizen cooking almond
- Pops over with extremely lewd piece
- Husband, small and imperial, perhaps climber
- Plant where father’s dinner might have lodged?
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