The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FAUCET
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result FAUCET
- Militant Millicent, reportedly one turned on by Americans
- It supplies Americans with water
- Not sound advice, when this tap gets stuck!
- Tap stuck in barrel? Wrench it, say
- Yank tap?
- Tap dancing cue — enter during ‘Grease’
- Fred Astaire’s tap — push it to the audience
- Tap note to cute cast
- Tap dancing with a cute female
- Tap union found in Strand
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The straight part
We know that "Tap stuck in barrel" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tap stuck in barrel = faucet.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does FAUCET mean?
FAUCET noun- An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.
- (game development) One or several systems that inject currency into the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation