The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ALIGN
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More clues leading to the result ALIGN
- Appropriately position almost all signs centrally
- Baleful master going to agree
- Side with a band that’s heard
- Having no leader, abuse ally
- Agree flying regularly stops American being discontented
- Head off to blacken dress
- Get into a row
- Straighten a queue, say
- Ditzy gal with ‘in’ dress
- Bring into line, a line, say
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The straight part
We know that "Appropriately position" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case appropriately position = align.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 ALIGN mean?
ALIGN verb- To form a line; to fall into line.
- To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
- To store (data) in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture, i.e. by beginning each item at an offset equal to some multiple of the word size.
- To identify with or match the behaviour, thoughts, etc of another person.
- To organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA or protein sequences which have regions of similarity.