The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BILGE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
B
I
L
G
E
More clues leading to the result BILGE
- Drivel for instance Paddy Ashdown put about?
- Rubbish can be left in large receptacle at the end
- Bitterness about head of Government is rubbish
- Bottom of ship’s bunk
- Anger about grand nonsense
- Anger about the start of Germany’s nonsense
- Part of Hull for one politician on the rise
- Rubbish government consumed by nastiness
- Promoting English with plausible nonsense
- Anger about Government’s rubbish
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "nonsense" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case nonsense = bilge.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does BILGE mean?
BILGE noun- The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
- The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates.
- The water accumulated in the bilge, the bilge water.
- Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
- The bulging part of a barrel or cask.
- To spring a leak in the bilge.
- To bulge or swell.
- To break open the bilge(s) of.