The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PULPIT
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More clues leading to the result PULPIT
- Advice not to print sermon here
- You might do this to a terrible book stand
- What you might do with a fruit stand
- From which the faithful are instructed how to convert wood into paper
- How to start recycling paper showing where minister stands
- Order to destroy book in church stand?
- Cheap literature – it’s the source of a lesson?
- Where a preacher stands on how to recycle paper
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The straight part
We know that "stand" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case stand = pulpit.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PULPIT mean?
PULPIT noun- A raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon.
- Activity performed from a church pulpit, in other words, preaching, sermons, religious teaching, the preaching profession, preachers collectively or an individual preaching position; by extension: bully pulpit.
- A raised desk, lectern, or platform for an orator or public speaker.
- The railing at the bow of a boat, which sometimes extends past the deck. It is sometimes referred to as bow pulpit. The railing at the stern of the boat is sometimes referred to as a stern pulpit; other texts use the term pushpit.
- A bow platform for harpooning.
- A plane's cockpit.