Cryptic crossword clue
Swimmer, unclothed, held reproductive organ 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "reproductive organ" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case reproductive organ = carpel.
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What does CARPEL mean?

CARPEL noun
  1. One of the individual female reproductive organs in a flower. A carpel is composed of an ovary, a style, and a stigma, although some flowers have carpels without a distinct style. In origin, carpels are leaves (megasporophylls) that have evolved to enclose the ovules. The term pistil is sometimes used to refer to a single carpel or to several carpels fused together.

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