Cryptic crossword clue
Apply kneecap to part of face, causing breach 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CHINK

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The straight part
We know that "breach/breach" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case breach/breach = chink.
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 CHINK mean?

CHINK noun
  1. A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
  2. A chip or dent in something metallic.
  3. A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system.
CHINK verb
  1. To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.
  2. To crack; to open.
  3. To cause to open in cracks or fissures.
CHINK noun
  1. A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink.
  2. Ready money, especially in the form of coins.
CHINK verb
  1. To make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching.
  2. To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other.
CHINK noun
  1. A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying.
CHINK verb
  1. To laugh loudly.
  2. To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing.
CHINK noun
  1. A person of perceived Chinese ethnicity.

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