The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PYTHON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PYTHON
- Huggy type not entirely happy — tho nearly
- Perhaps Palin‘s modern language
- . Husband’s not about to follow extremely pithy language
- Cleveland, arguably, was one; Lee Jackson came later
- Grippy thong, to an extent – it squeezes everything tightly
- Idle, maybe cold-blooded creature
- Programming language that’s good at compression?
- Snake? It’s surprisingly not used by nasty hypnotist
- Slithery sort outwardly pretty though overblown
- Boa you wouldn’t want around your neck!
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What does PYTHON mean?
PYTHON noun- A type of large constricting snake.
- Penis