The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ORCAS
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More clues leading to the result ORCAS
- Run around, trapped by unusually big predators
- A danger to other remaining creatures at sea, initially?
- Particularly large guards right about killers, in the main
- Main residents of Windsor Castle
- Oceanic residents cruising around sea initially
- No dodgy cars in Wales reportedly
- Poor casting includes predators in the main
- Large guards over Richa’s odd sea creatures
- Giant killers involved in major case
- Comes a cropper holding up killers
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The straight part
We know that "A danger to other remaining creatures at sea, initially?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a danger to other remaining creatures at sea, initially? = orcas.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ORCAS mean?
ORCAS noun- A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.