The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ROUST
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More clues leading to the result ROUST
- Stir created by French author's introduction being cut
- Sort of Sunday dinner making a universal stir
- Novelist initially failing to get out of bed
- Drive away, restricting speed initially, then create a stir
- Head of state in defeat creating stir
- There’s stir when Juliet’s out of tournament, letting King in
- Page taken from novelist to stir things up
- Birds finally in flight move energetically
- Drive out first of Oldsmobiles covered with corrosion
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The straight part
We know that "move energetically" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case move energetically = roust.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 ROUST mean?
ROUST noun- A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel.
- To rout out of bed; to rouse
- To harass, to treat in a rough way.
- To arrest
- To drive strongly