The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word JEWELS
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More clues leading to the result JEWELS
- Just like shepherd to start gathering sheep as treasure?
- Stones murdered Elton John’s introductions on comeback
- Precious items from Fagin largely sell out
- Shylock perhaps regularly dealt with small gems
- Start to joust with slippery characters stealing wife’s pearls
- Religious people gathering shells, essentially as ornaments
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The straight part
We know that "gems" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case gems = jewels.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 JEWELS mean?
JEWELS noun- A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
- A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.
- Anything precious or valuable.
- A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Hypochrysops.
- The clitoris.
- To bejewel; to decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.
- Family jewels; testicles.