The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 letter word NO
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More clues leading to the result NO
- What mustn't be done with two legs elevated
- Extra swell? Quite!
- Restricted zones in Genoa or Siena, extremely mysterious
- Sensible end to discussion one's repeatedly engineered
- High time, perhaps, to advance the last taboo
- Lack of pretence initially bearing weight in aspect of policy
- Row when entering eg on a fancy here?
- Those missing food, topside of beef gone?
- Aristocrat getting a couple of pounds extra
- Run to corrupt politician making bid
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The straight part
We know that "extra" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case extra = no.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 NO mean?
NO noun- A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement or disapproval
- A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition
- (now only used with different, with comparatives more and less, and informally with certain other adjectives such as good and fun) Not, not at all.
- Without
- Like
- At or towards the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
- Towards the speaker or other reference point.
- So as to be enclosed or surrounded by something.
- Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
- After the beginning of something.
- (in combination, after a verb) Denotes a gathering of people assembled for the stated activity, sometimes, though not always, suggesting a protest.
- An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
- A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.
- An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.
- (Followed by a numeral; used attributively) Indicating the position of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or №). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner.
- Quantity.
- A sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items.
- A telephone number.
- (grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.
- (in the plural) Poetic metres; verses, rhymes.
- A performance; especially, a single song or song and dance routine within a larger show.
- A person.
- An item of clothing, particularly a stylish one.
- A marijuana cigarette, or joint; also, a quantity of marijuana bought form a dealer.
- An issue of a periodical publication.
- A large amount, in contrast to a smaller amount; numerical preponderance.