Cryptic crossword clue
Bird, tit with tail of grey 5

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

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What does BOOBY mean?

BOOBY noun
  1. A stupid person.
  2. Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the gannet family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid.
  3. In the game of croquet, a ball that has not passed through the first wicket.
BOOBY verb
  1. To behave stupidly; to act like a booby.
  2. To install a booby trap on or at (something); to attack (someone) with a booby trap.
BOOBY noun
  1. A woman’s breast.

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