The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word INROAD
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result INROAD
- What might be made on raid
- Intrusion of popular Head of Art accepted by staff
- Cast-iron commercial progress
- Sort of raid, no?
- A Rodin sculpture excursion? Quite the opposite
- Attack as unsafe place for children to play
- Around noon, radio broadcast raid
- Raid fashionable street
- Raid on manoeuvres?
- Attack route towards city centre, say?
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The straight part
We know that "What might be made" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what might be made = inroad.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 INROAD mean?
INROAD noun- An advance into enemy territory, an incursion, an attempted invasion
- (usually plural) progress made toward accomplishing a goal or solving a problem
- To make an inroad into; to invade.