Cryptic crossword clue
Waste material is in decline 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Waste material/decline" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case waste material/decline = refuse.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does REFUSE mean?

REFUSE noun
  1. Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
REFUSE adjective
  1. Discarded, rejected.
REFUSE noun
  1. Refusal
REFUSE verb
  1. To decline (a request or demand).
  2. To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.
  3. To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy.
  4. To disown.
REFUSE verb
  1. To melt again.

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