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I think the highlighting depicts the continuous and asymmetrical flow - including elements passed through - from directly beneath the structure through to (and including) the end point with the adjective.
The 6th element is the 3 letter noun (the unknowing one) hanging from one edge of the structure and not highlighted.

Thanks, drxx.

Strange endgame. Why bother with the 6th noun at all? It is not described by the topmost adjective - just linked to it.

For a while I thought the 6th noun you were referring to in your post was the thing found in Clapham which is hanging from the other side of the structure - but then saw the one connected to Douglas.

Anyway all done now with 37 cells safely highlighted.

Yes, it contributes absolutely nothing to the puzzle, stacpolly.
My guess is that someone spotted the 6th when it was too late to do anything about it - and now I've looked at possible ways to shift it, it looks pretty well stuck there (because the last two letters of the highlighted structure makes for a very tricky corner).

By the way, I was tempted by 29d as a synonym for the 6th - but that's a bit of a stretch.

I'm a bit confused-help!

Can't get 37 cells

Have P??????????E (hyphenated one)
A??H
R???R
C?????s
S????D


Can also see M?N and S?A

Which of the above are the correct ones/or am I missing something?

Thanks...

Novice, my solution had S?????S rather than S????D and I used the S?A.

Thanks Malone

Just came back to finish this off but find myself with a bit of a problem.

So far for the nouns I've got 30 cells from...

P...... - ....E
A..H
R...R
C.....S
S.A

This means I'm missing a noun that, according to Malone begins and end in S

My final adjective is 7 letters and begins and ends in S but it's only "shaded" ironically or as a pun, pehaps - is that what is meant or am I missing something obvios?

Five nouns and the adjective you mention satisfies all of the conditions in the preamble, brendan.

Many thanks Drxx, as per usual I misinterpreted the preamble 🤬