The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BEREFT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BEREFT
- Act as judge, though initially deprived
- Deprived, be confident judge may intervene
- What’s at stake restrains whistleblower; that’s very sad
- Wanting beer brewed, a small measure
- Lacking hat, fedora initially brought in
- Something felt to protect female suffering loss
- Inherit, but on the other hand suffering loss
- Wager about official having suffered loss
- Whistler kept in bank that’s robbed?
- Fellow in military cap must be deprived
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The straight part
We know that "suffering loss" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case suffering loss = bereft.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BEREFT mean?
BEREFT verb- To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip; to benim.
- To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.
- To deprive of power; prevent.
- To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.
- To destroy life; cut off.
- (of a person) Pained by the loss of someone.
- Deprived of, lacking, stripped of, robbed of.