The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LAUREL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result LAUREL
- Singular honour for Hardy's partner
- A river between two lakes forming bay
- Stan‘s bay
- Is it a tree? Yes. A shrub? Also yes. Hardy? … not quite
- Strange allure of symbol of honour
- Bay City East entered in web address
- Shrub that’s evergreen – but not hardy we hear!
- Hardy, no: evergreen, yes
- Honour the French ancient city and the Spanish
- Shrub, perennial. Hardy? No
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The straight part
We know that "symbol of honour" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case symbol of honour = laurel.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LAUREL mean?
LAUREL noun- Laurus nobilis, an evergreen shrub having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.
- A crown of laurel.
- (chiefly in the plural) Honor, distinction, fame.
- Any plant of the family Lauraceae.
- Any of various plants of other families that resemble laurels.
- An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.
- To decorate with laurel, especially with a laurel wreath.
- To enwreathe.
- To award top honours to.