The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LUNAR
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result LUNAR
- Cores of blue and black materials from the moon
- Articles from Le Monde and the Guardian secure coverage of both sides of the moon
- Like months one’s taken in Cal. City, end of summer
- Deliver an ultimatum about hiding part of the moon
- Libra nullifies retrograde phase of the moon
- Refined urinal – not one moony!
- Left district in Himachal Pradesh at end of September to get something related to 1
- Fantastic... essentially grand... blue moon-like
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The straight part
We know that "of the moon" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case of the moon = lunar.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 LUNAR mean?
LUNAR noun- The middle bone of the proximal series of the carpus in the wrist, which is shaped like a half-moon.
- An observation of a lunar distance, especially for establishing the longitude of a ship at sea.
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's moon); Lunar.
- Shaped like a crescent moon; lunate.
- (Believed to be) influenced by the Moon, as in character, growth, or properties.
- Of or pertaining to silver (which was symbolically associated with the Moon by alchemists).
- Of or pertaining to travel through space between the Earth and the Moon, or exploration and scientific investigation of the Moon.