Cryptic crossword clue
The GIs will be at sea in such a rowing contest 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "a rowing contest" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a rowing contest = eights.
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 EIGHTS mean?

EIGHTS noun
  1. An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.
EIGHTS noun
  1. The digit/figure 8.
  2. Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.
  3. A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.
  4. (especially in plural) A race in which such craft participate.
  5. The eight people who crew a rowing-boat.
EIGHTS noun
  1. A pair of eights.

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