The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DENIER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DENIER
- Old coin, restricted, being brought back
- Person repudiating old French bread
- One who won’t admit stocking this fine unit?
- Thickness of hose from end — fire’s beginning to go out
- One rejecting old coin
- He refuses a measure of silk
- Not an owner stocking quality unit?
- St Peter maybe the measure of fineness
- One rejects measure of silk
- Weight of material one refuses to acknowledge
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The straight part
We know that "Thickness of hose" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case thickness of hose = denier.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 DENIER mean?
DENIER noun- An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou.
- A unit of linear density which indicates the fineness of fiber or yarn, equal to one gram per 9000 meters, used especially to measure or indicate the fineness of hosiery. Originally equal to the weight of a denier coin per 9600 aunes.
- Person who denies something.