The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PENCIL
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result PENCIL
- A writer enclosed one in written-up record
- Page nice to edit at length for writer
- Coins, almost one pound, for writer
- Tablet mostly enclosed inside drawer
- Writer beginning to promote revolutionary policy about Cuba
- Writer, when shaving, coins fundamental word in Italian
- Remedy for a writer missing the point
- Writer’s turned in this article to make a point
- Draw outline sketch of writing implement
- Draw a small tuft of hairs
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The straight part
We know that "Writer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case writer = pencil.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 PENCIL mean?
PENCIL noun- A paintbrush.
- A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.
- An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.
- A family of geometric objects with a common property, such as the set of lines that pass through a given point in a projective plane.
- A small medicated bougie.
- To write (something) using a pencil.
- To mark with, or as if with, a pencil.