The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word IMPALE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result IMPALE
- Spike Sprite with a stronger drink
- Compiler doesn't look healthy, getting stick!
- Perhaps I look unwell and spit
- Demon drink for Spike
- Run through one’s barrier
- Spike prankster’s drink
- Spike beer, led by demon
- This setter’s having quiet drink to follow Vlad’s example)
- Stick with demon drink
- Transfix politician caught in a lie, perhaps
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The straight part
We know that "Spike" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case spike = impale.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 IMPALE mean?
IMPALE verb- To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
- To place two coats of arms side by side on the same shield (often those of two spouses upon marriage).
- To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.
- To enclose or fence with stakes.