The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 2 letter word WIND UP
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result WIND UP
- Success with Irish party to end
- Joke the nervous get
- What fearful people have to finish?
- Patting baby’s back, parent may get this close?
- Worried person is said to have this finish
- Bring an end to anger through teasing
- Empty words in court irritate
- Agitate snake with increased vigour
- Close to anger
- Close company
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The straight part
We know that "finish" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case finish = wind up.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 WIND UP mean?
WIND UP noun- The end or conclusion of something.
- A punch line of a joke or comedy routine.
- A humorous attempt to fool somebody, a practical joke in which the victim is encouraged to believe something untrue.
- The phase of making a pitch where the pitcher moves his or her arm backwards before throwing the ball.
- A circular hand gesture, supposed to represent the winding on of film, used to signal to a performer to finish quickly.
- (of a machine) Needing to be wound up in order to function.