The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TICKET
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More clues leading to the result TICKET
- Label: approve it, we hear
- Credit note returned — it may secure admission
- . Correct film certificate
- Token party nominees?
- Credit given with French party policies
- Check visitor’s pass
- Striker having time for header or pass
- Before extra time starts, Mark gets card
- Just the job? That’s it! Fill a box, we hear
- What to do if criterion is satisfied in sound test? Pass
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The straight part
We know that "Pass" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pass = ticket.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.
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What does TICKET mean?
TICKET noun- A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, etc.
- A pass entitling the holder to board a train, a bus, a plane, or other means of transportation
- A citation for a traffic violation.
- A permit to operate a machine on a construction site.
- A service request, used to track complaints or requests that an issue be handled. (Generally technical support related).
- A list of candidates for an election, or a particular theme to a candidate's manifesto.
- A solution to a problem; something that is needed.
- A little note or notice.
- A tradesman's bill or account (hence the phrase on ticket and eventually on tick).
- A label affixed to goods to show their price or description.
- A certificate or token of a share in a lottery or other scheme for distributing money, goods, etc.
- A visiting card.
- To issue someone a ticket, as for travel or for a violation of a local or traffic law.
- To mark with a ticket.