The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DENTAL
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More clues leading to the result DENTAL
- Minor damage by area left of teeth
- Barter over books on the subject of choppers
- Sign of damage that’s nearly entirely to do with teeth
- Student allocated boxes of teeth
- Refusal to have time for one concerned with teeth
- T, maybe, sadly lamented -– not this setter!
- Superficial impression made on a student of teeth
- Study account mainly relating to canines
- Backward boy going round the medical department of the teeth
- Study short story about canines, perhaps
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The straight part
We know that "T, maybe" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case t, maybe = dental.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 DENTAL mean?
DENTAL noun- Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.
- A dental sound.
- Of or concerning the teeth, as in dental care.
- Of or concerning dentistry.
- Made with the tongue touching the teeth, as in dental fricative.