Cryptic crossword clue
Surgery ultimately stops feminist looking older 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "looking older" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case looking older = greyer.
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 GREYER mean?

GREYER adjective
  1. Having a color.
  2. Having a particular color or kind of color.
  3. Having prominent colors; colorful.
  4. Influenced pervasively but subtly.
  5. Of skin color other than white; in particular, black.
  6. Of neither black nor white skin color.
  7. Designated for use by colored people (in either the US or South African sense).
GREYER adjective
  1. Having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember.
  2. Dreary, gloomy.
  3. Having an indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality.
  4. Relating to older people.

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