The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SORDID
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More clues leading to the result SORDID
- Mean point that’s not used now in curt speech
- Squalid type briefly performed
- Dirty type endlessly cheated
- Rule-breaking very accomplished but shameful
- Seedy type finally slipped off, cheated
- Sleazy type finishing early was suitable
- Observed, heard, performed? That’s sleazy
- Foul discord erupted with no end of panic
- Mostly kind, then played dirty
- Disreputable character mostly cheated
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The straight part
We know that "Squalid" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case squalid = sordid.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SORDID mean?
SORDID adjective- Distasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible.
- Dirty or squalid.
- Morally degrading.
- Grasping; stingy; avaricious.
- Of a dull colour.