Cryptic crossword clue
Zeal of green revolutionary ending in calamity 6

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

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What does ENERGY mean?

ENERGY noun
  1. The impetus behind all motion and all activity.
  2. The capacity to do work.
  3. A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.
  4. An intangible, modifiable force (often characterized as either 'positive' or 'negative') believed in some New Age religions to emanate from a person, place or thing and which is (or can be) preserved and transferred in human interactions; shared mood or group habit; a vibe, a feeling, an impression. (Compare aura.)
  5. (often plural) The external actions and influences resulting from an entity’s internal nature (ousia) and by which it is made manifest, as opposed to that internal nature itself; the aspect of an entity that can affect the wider world and be apprehended by other beings.
  6. A measure of how many actions a player or unit can take; in the fantasy genre often called magic points or mana.

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