The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SOLIDI
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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The straight part
We know that "Strokes" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case strokes = solidi.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 SOLIDI mean?
SOLIDI noun- A slashing action or motion, particularly:
- A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:
- Something resembling such a mark, particularly:
- The loose woody debris remaining from a slash, (particularly forestry) the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.
- Slash fiction.
- A drink of something; a draft.
- A piss: an act of urination.
- A swampy area; a swamp.
- A large quantity of watery food such as broth.
- The period of a transitory breeze.
- An interval of good weather.
- The loose part of a rope; slack.
- Various medieval and early modern coins or units of account, particularly:
- The weight of the Roman gold coin, 1/60 of a Roman pound under Diocletian or 1/72 lb. (about 4.5 grams) after Constantine.
- A medieval French weight, 1/20 of the Carolingian pound.
- The formal name of the oblique strikethrough overlay (as in A̷ and B̸) in Unicode.
- The division line between the numerator and the denominator of a fraction, whether horizontal or oblique.
- The line in a phase diagram marking the temperatures and pressures below which a given substance is a stable solid.