The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ABYSS
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More clues leading to the result ABYSS
- Pit donkey that's kept by
- Fool goes round close to pit
- Gulf State’s leader covered by a Times supplement at first
- Fool around next to big hole
- Area near vessel that’s very deep
- In one area old country has abandoned pit
- Gulf Times probing idiot
- It’s deep inside wallaby’s sack
- Fool around near Gulf
- A ship is circling next to ocean depth
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The straight part
We know that "ocean depth" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ocean depth = abyss.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 ABYSS mean?
ABYSS noun- Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
- (frequently figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space.
- Anything infinite, immeasurable, or profound.
- Moral depravity; vast intellectual or moral depth.
- An impending catastrophic happening.
- The center of an escutcheon.
- The abyssal zone.
- A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.