The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GADGET
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result GADGET
- Wander about to obtain device
- After good notice obtain appliance
- After good promotion buy appliance
- Tagged dodgy device
- Obtain after good commercial gizmo
- Device wrongly tagged
- Wander over to buy mechanical contrivance
- Achieve support for roaming device
- Gizmo tagged criminal
- Move aimlessly and pick up something useful
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The straight part
We know that "mechanical contrivance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mechanical contrivance = gadget.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does GADGET mean?
GADGET noun- A thing whose name cannot be remembered; thingamajig, doohickey.
- Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled. Often either clever or complicated.
- Any consumer electronics product.
- A sequence of machine code instructions crafted as part of an exploit that attempts to divert execution to a memory location chosen by the attacker.