Cryptic crossword clue
A bit of bacon, as always possessing such sound quality 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NASAL

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "such sound quality" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case such sound quality = nasal.
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 NASAL mean?

NASAL noun
  1. A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.
  2. A vowel or consonant (such as [m] or [n]) articulated with air flowing through the nose.
  3. Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.
  4. One of the nasal bones.
  5. A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.
NASAL adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion
  2. Having a sound imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng; characterized by resonance in the nasal passage

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