Cryptic crossword clue
Batsmen's primary edges? Bowlers', more likely 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "Bowlers', more likely" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bowlers', more likely = brims.
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 BRIMS mean?

BRIMS noun
  1. The sea; ocean; water; flood.
BRIMS noun
  1. An edge or border (originally specifically of the sea or a body of water).
  2. The topmost rim or lip of a container.
  3. A projecting rim, especially of a hat.
BRIMS verb
  1. To be full to overflowing.
  2. To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top.
BRIMS verb
  1. Of pigs: to be in heat, to rut.

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