The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word JETSAM
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result JETSAM
- Squirt American uncle that's been dumped overboard
- Cargo thrown out of planes before noon
- Flies before noon found in deep litter
- Things thrown out from planes over America
- Spade placed on right of black debris on beach
- Goods offloaded from planes in the morning
- Discarded stuff from planes in the morning
- Stone, almost identical, that is found on the beach
- Discarded goods from planes in the morning
- Takes plane, which lands in the sea
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The straight part
We know that "debris on beach" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case debris on beach = jetsam.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 JETSAM mean?
JETSAM noun- Articles thrown overboard from a ship or boat in order to lighten the load of a ship in distress
- (by extension) discarded odds and ends