The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word INFRA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result INFRA
- Popular Italian monk appearing later in book?
- “Far in” translated as “further on” in Latin
- Sign of a road intermittently appearing below
- Lacking energy, conclude article below
- Sub is trendy and far out
- Further in, and far off
- Somehow fair to accept note in Latin below
- It’s classically below part of mainframe
- About to receive a broadcast
- Otherwise fair accepting noun in Latin below
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What does INFRA mean?
INFRA adverb- Discussed later.
- Infrastructure.