The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ACCUSE
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More clues leading to the result ACCUSE
- A botanical garden's told to charge
- About a third of customers missed 7 21
- Zola’s charge
- Charge for a small volume application
- To make a charge is a county council practice
- Tax, common custom added at foot of bill
- Odd clues in brilliant book
- Copper’s put in excellent report for crime?
- Charge with the habitual consumption of drugs after Bill is found with cocaine
- Charge according to amount employed
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The straight part
We know that "Tax" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tax = accuse.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 ACCUSE mean?
ACCUSE noun- Accusation.
- To find fault with, blame, censure
- (followed by "of") to charge with having committed a crime or offence
- To make an accusation against someone