The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word QUORUM
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result QUORUM
- Drink for days in prison, just enough to function
- Committee‘s suspect, passing allowance that disregards volunteers
- Status dropping, rockers with spirit will get the minimum to perform?
- Status removed from rock band by odd business-ready group
- Status-less band strange enough people to meet
- Queen with old drink getting minimal attendance
- Bare minimum at meeting where Latin's peculiar
- Sufficient people question alternative before hesitation
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The straight part
We know that "Sufficient people" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sufficient people = quorum.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does QUORUM mean?
QUORUM noun- The minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority.
- A selected body of persons.