Cryptic crossword clue
A course for making early toast? 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "A course" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a course = layer.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does LAYER mean?

LAYER noun
  1. A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
  2. A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
  3. One of the items in a hierarchy.
  4. (by analogy to a stack of transparencies) one in a stack of (initially transparent) drawing surfaces that comprise an image; used to keep elements of an image separate so that they can be modified independently from one another.
LAYER verb
  1. To cut or divide (something) into layers
  2. To arrange (something) in layers.
LAYER noun
  1. A person who lays things, such as tiles.
  2. A mature female bird, insect, etc. that is able to lay eggs.
  3. A hen kept to lay eggs.
  4. A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.

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