Cryptic crossword clue
Valuables taken in war with Mars 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SPOILS

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The straight part
We know that "Valuables taken in war/Valuables taken in war/Mars/Mars" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case valuables taken in war/valuables taken in war/mars/mars = spoils.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SPOILS mean?

SPOILS verb
  1. To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour.
  2. To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions; to rob, despoil.
  3. To plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.).
  4. To carry off (goods) by force; to steal.
  5. To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use.
  6. To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess.
  7. Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay.
  8. To render (a ballot paper) invalid by deliberately defacing it.
  9. To reveal the ending or major events of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing it ahead of time.
SPOILS noun
  1. That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty.
  2. Public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage.

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