The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word VICTIM
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result VICTIM
- One picked on numbers of Romans around mouth of Tiber
- Two shorter men someone killed?
- One suffers endless prison sentence after endless crime
- Injured party with enthusiasm seen around Court 1
- Two boys one persecuted
- Injured party in casualty
- One suffering grimly at heart after winner loses gold
- Martyr men
- Sacrifice two small boys
- Mark’s two little boys
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The straight part
We know that "one persecuted" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one persecuted = victim.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 VICTIM mean?
VICTIM noun- One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceived, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
- A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.