The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TALLOW
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TALLOW
- Highin fat
- Grease everything, pull on the outside
- Contributor to soap showing everyone in drag
- Unlikely it hurts, though it’s often wicked
- Time to get permit for rendered fat
- Fat — pull the whole lot in
- Admitit get’s on one’s wick
- Above average height, overweight
- Time to admit being fat
- Everyone in drag is fat
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What does TALLOW mean?
TALLOW noun- A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants
- To grease or smear with tallow.
- To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten.