Cryptic crossword clue
Slam source of horror films? 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Slam/source of horror films" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case slam/source of horror films = hammer.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does HAMMER mean?

HAMMER noun
  1. A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
  2. The act of using a hammer to hit something}}
  3. A moving part of a firearm that strikes the firing pin to discharge a gun.
  4. The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear.
  5. In a piano or dulcimer, a piece of wood covered in felt that strikes the string.
  6. A device made of a heavy steel ball attached to a length of wire, and used for throwing.
  7. The last stone in an end.
  8. (frisbee) A frisbee throwing style in which the disc is held upside-down with a forehand grip and thrown above the head.
  9. Part of a clock that strikes upon a bell to indicate the hour.
  10. One who, or that which, smites or shatters.
HAMMER verb
  1. To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
  2. To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
  3. To emphasize a point repeatedly.
  4. To hit particularly hard.
  5. To ride very fast.
  6. To strike internally, as if hit by a hammer.
  7. To defeat (a person, a team) resoundingly
  8. To make high demands on (a system or service).
  9. To declare (a person) a defaulter on the stock exchange.
  10. To beat down the price of (a stock), or depress (a market).
  11. To have hard sex with

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