Cryptic crossword clue
Simple machine to echo roar at university 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PULLEY

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The straight part
We know that "Simple machine" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case simple machine = pulley.
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What does PULLEY mean?

PULLEY noun
  1. One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).
PULLEY verb
  1. To raise or lift by means of a pulley.

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