The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LEDGE
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More clues leading to the result LEDGE
- Promise not to use top shelf
- Source of light say backing sort of shelf
- After a break, remove bottom of bookshelf
- Shelf's left corner
- Skirt on back of horizontal shelf
- Flat surface’s length, on the side?
- . Promise to scrub top shelf
- Move with caution beyond the far side of continental shelf
- Projection in line with advantage
- BBC boss hiding in shelter – a rocky situation
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The straight part
We know that "a rocky situation" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a rocky situation = ledge.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LEDGE mean?
LEDGE noun- A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.
- A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
- A layer or stratum.
- A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
- A (door or window) lintel.
- A cornice.
- A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.
- To cause to have, or to develop, a ledge (during mining, canal construction, building, etc).
- A lege; a legend.
- A provincial or territorial legislature building.
- A provincial or territorial legislative assembly.