Cryptic crossword clue
Spare money for a female American president 6

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Spare money for" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case spare money for = afford.
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 AFFORD mean?

AFFORD verb
  1. To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious;—with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough.
  2. To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury.
  3. To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue.
  4. To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish.

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