The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FUNNEL
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More clues leading to the result FUNNEL
- Mostly odd echo with large chimney near bridge?
- Direct pleasure offered by King’s mistress mostly
- Stack of food that describes dinner essentially
- Sport new to the Spanish smoker?
- Pipe in underground passage changed at the entrance
- Two units of Nitrogen flushed through gas pipe
- Flue designed to carry exhausted nitrogen in chimney
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The straight part
We know that "pipe" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pipe = funnel.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does FUNNEL mean?
FUNNEL noun- A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
- A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the chimney of a steamship or the like.
- To use a funnel.
- To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to condense or narrow.
- To channel, direct, or focus (emotions, money, resources, etc.).
- To consume (beer, etc.) rapidly through a funnel, typically as a stunt at a party.
- A hinny; hybrid of male horse and female donkey.