The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 3 letter word BREAD BIN
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More clues leading to the result BREAD BIN
- . Kitchen container used as money box?
- With putrid slice, this could become indescribable
- Book perused going to prison store
- Container that’s damper inside?
- Money box or other container
- Money box that’s opened daily in the kitchen
- Bout? Losing out, brained badly – something needed to protect loaf
- Container to keep your money perhaps
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "something needed to protect loaf" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case something needed to protect loaf = bread bin.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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