The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word UNLOAD
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result UNLOAD
- Get rid of university don, almost all moved
- Take off some weight
- Put in charge? Quite the opposite
- Discharge gun finally with a loud shot
- Take articles from magazine?
- Discharge from sawn-off rifle left street without way in
- After uni cut short, boy goes round old dump
- Drop off university student intercepting a don, surprisingly
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The straight part
We know that "Take off some weight /Take off some weight" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case take off some weight /take off some weight = unload.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 UNLOAD mean?
UNLOAD verb- To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).
- To remove (the load or cargo) from a vehicle, etc.
- To deposit one's load or cargo.
- To give vent to or express.
- To remove (something previously loaded) from memory.
- To discharge, pour, or expel.
- To get rid of or dispose of.
- To deliver forcefully.
- To ejaculate, particularly within an orifice.
- To draw the charge from.