Cryptic crossword clue
Support at sea abounded 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TEEMED

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The straight part
We know that "abounded" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case abounded = teemed.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TEEMED mean?

TEEMED verb
  1. To be stocked to overflowing.
  2. To be prolific; to abound; to be rife.
  3. To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.
TEEMED verb
  1. To empty.
  2. To pour (especially with rain)
  3. To pour, as steel, from a melting pot; to fill, as a mould, with molten metal.
TEEMED verb
  1. To think fit.

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