Cryptic crossword clue
Beginning to suppress cough in hovel 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "hovel" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hovel = shack.
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 SHACK mean?

SHACK noun
  1. A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.
  2. Any poorly constructed or poorly furnished building.
  3. The room from which a ham radio operator transmits.
SHACK verb
  1. To live (in or with); to shack up.
SHACK noun
  1. Grain fallen to the ground and left after harvest.
  2. Nuts which have fallen to the ground.
  3. Freedom to pasturage in order to feed upon shack.
  4. A shiftless fellow; a low, itinerant beggar; a vagabond; a tramp.
  5. Bait that can be picked up at sea.
SHACK verb
  1. To shed or fall, as corn or grain at harvest.
  2. To feed in stubble, or upon waste.
  3. To wander as a vagabond or tramp.
  4. To hibernate; to go into winter quarters.

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