Cryptic crossword clue
Battle shifts, rear moving to front 5

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

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What does STOUR mean?

1. (now rare outside dialectal) Tall; large; stout.
2. (now rare outside dialectal) Strong; powerful; hardy; robust; sturdy.
3. (now rare outside dialectal) Bold; audacious.
4. (now rare outside dialectal) Rough in manner; stern; austere; ill-tempered.
5. (now rare outside dialectal, of a voice) Rough; hoarse; deep-toned; harsh.
6. (now rare outside dialectal, of land or cloth) Stiff; inflexible.
7. Resolute; unyielding.

1. Severely; strongly.

1. A stake.
2. A round of a ladder.
3. A stave in the side of a wagon.
4. A large pole by which barges are propelled against the stream; a poy.

1. To move; stir.
2. To move actively; keep stirring.
3. To rise up in clouds, as smoke, dust, etc.
4. To stir up, as liquor.
5. To pour; pour leisurely out of any vessel held high.
6. To sprinkle.

1. An armed battle or conflict.
2. A time of struggle or stress.
3. Tumult, commotion; confusion.
4. A blowing or deposit of dust; dust in motion or at rest; dust in general.

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