The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BESTOW
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BESTOW
- Top Town Centre award
- Present old footballer with ring in retirement
- Confer most appropriately over wicket
- Give first of benzedrine tablets to wife
- Award winner in hooting competition perhaps hasn’t finished
- Give in first place with pained expression
- Give most suitable expression of pain
- Give wallop that’s painful
- Give sign of respect, having received shocking treatment
- Starts to open wine after top award
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The straight part
We know that "award" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case award = bestow.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 BESTOW mean?
BESTOW verb- To lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; to stow or place; to put something somewhere.
- To lodge, or find quarters for; provide with accommodation.
- To dispose of.
- To give; confer; impart gratuitously; present something to someone or something, especially as a gift or honour.
- To give in marriage.
- To apply; make use of; use; employ.
- To behave or deport.