The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RHYMED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result RHYMED
- Short song, penned by leftist, that U2 did with The Who
- Heard word my herd blurred!
- Short song embraced by revolutionary had poetic quality?
- What boy did with toy — and same with game!
- Short song penned by cardinal was poetic, perhaps?
- Harmonised short anthem penned by revolutionary
- What boy did with toy?
- Sounded similar, conclusively
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The straight part
We know that "had poetic quality" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case had poetic quality = rhymed.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does RHYMED mean?
RHYMED verb- To compose or treat in verse; versify.
- (followed by with) Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.
- Of two or more words, to be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each.
- To number; count; reckon.