The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GIBBET
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More clues leading to the result GIBBET
- Execution site brought back large stake
- Turned up large stake used in wooden structure
- Rocky location with risk — one approaching it may be doomed
- Put up large wager on where old felon’s last station may be
- Sheep returning round one gallows
- The rope major lifted is put on back
- It’s no longer needed to complete a sentence
- Projecting beam or stake buried under rocky territory
- Private and Brigadier originally view the Tyburn Tree
- Place for person who made a killing backing substantial speculative venture?
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The straight part
We know that "wooden structure" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case wooden structure = gibbet.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GIBBET mean?
GIBBET noun- An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.
- The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.
- A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal.
- To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet.
- To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn.