The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TWILIT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result TWILIT
- Fairly dim idiot concealing bad cut
- Somewhat dim fool I left on board
- Fool hems in one inexperienced driver in the half-dark
- Visible in the gloom, clown masks sick for the most part
- Dim person accepting a lot of crime, say, not being bright
- Fool attaining 51 gets gloomy
- After 50, I fool around — that’s how things are at the end of the day
- Silly person crosses one line in the half-dark
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The straight part
We know that "in the half-dark" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case in the half-dark = twilit.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TWILIT mean?
TWILIT verb- To illuminate faintly.
- Illuminated by or as if by twilight.