Cryptic crossword clue
Wrinkled floor covering in front of huge entrance to edifice 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "Wrinkled" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case wrinkled = rugose.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RUGOSE mean?

RUGOSE adjective
  1. Having rugae or wrinkles, creases, ridges, or corrugation.
  2. Rugged, rough, unrefined.
  3. Having a rough, wrinkled, or wavy surface; commonly in parasynthetic usage e.g. rugose-veined or rugose-leaved.
  4. Describing a fossil coral of the extinct order †Rugosa (also called Tetracoralla), this order has horn-shaped corals with surfaces covered with ridges.
  5. Used when combined with another adjective, for example, rugose-reticulate or rugose-punctate.

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