The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BIGHT
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result BIGHT
- Inlet of considerable width and great height
- River coming away from sunny bay
- Quick-witted Republican leaving for bay
- Wreck’s left out in wide bay
- Making a loop needs great height
- Bay or elder needing to gain height
- Changing at the front, rowing crew in large bay
- Large, extremely hot section of Australia’s coastline
- Loop sound bite
- Heard what a hound might do: bay
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The straight part
We know that "Bay" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bay = bight.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 BIGHT mean?
BIGHT noun- A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow
- An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf
- A bend or curve in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature.
- A curve in a rope