The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ESCARP
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More clues leading to the result ESCARP
- Issue standard delivery for exercising inside of moat?
- Spain with special housing estate, say demanding inclination
- Slope “vehicle”, in an unusual sense
- In asense, vehicle goes down slope
- Bank mark breaks record
- Scare spread on Poondi's top slope
- Injury during exercise around steep slope
- Some castle’s carpenter works in part of the fortifications
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The straight part
We know that "works in part of the fortifications" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case works in part of the fortifications = escarp.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 ESCARP mean?
ESCARP noun- The side of the ditch next to the parapet in a fortification; the scarp.
- To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a scarp.