The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word KUDOS
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More clues leading to the result KUDOS
- Prestige: it follows aristocrat around, mostly
- Prestige without end, so duke reflected
- Prestige finally attained by university in Aegean island
- Credit turning round anti-British slogan
- Acclaim resulting from solving most of sudoku
- To hell with Britain: rejected honour
- Rising United Kingdom party’s prestige
- Acclaim withdrawal of anti-Brit sentiment?
- Prestige source of dates in African market rejected
- Glory in playing Sudoku endlessly
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The straight part
We know that "Acclaim" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case acclaim = kudos.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does KUDOS mean?
KUDOS noun- Praise; accolades.
- Credit for one's achievements.
- A compliment or praise.