Cryptic crossword clue
Volcanic rock turned up by little creatures 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Volcanic rock" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case volcanic rock = pumice.
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What does PUMICE mean?

PUMICE noun
  1. A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles. As the lava solidifies, the bubbles are frozen into the rock.
PUMICE verb
  1. To abrade or roughen with pumice.

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