The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SLIVER
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More clues leading to the result SLIVER
- Split up mischievous sons before start of recital
- Piece cut, small, as it happens, right!
- Shaving small organ
- Thin piece cut from small organ
- Shaving of metal getting one down
- Bit starter of smooth foie gras?
- Shaving brushes ultimately turn bad and start to rot
- Bit by Hardy, heading out for seconds
- Small piece for soprano and organ
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The straight part
We know that "Shaving" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case shaving = sliver.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SLIVER mean?
SLIVER noun- A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.
- A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which precedes spinning.
- Bait made of pieces of small fish. Compare kibblings.
- A narrow high-rise apartment building.
- To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit.