Cryptic crossword clue
Burn received from hag’s cauldron 5

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

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What does SCALD mean?

SCALD noun
  1. A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by hot liquid or steam.
SCALD verb
  1. To burn with hot liquid.
  2. To heat almost to boiling.
SCALD noun
  1. Scaliness; a scabby skin disease.
SCALD adjective
  1. Affected with the scab; scabby.
  2. Paltry; worthless.
SCALD noun
  1. A Nordic poet of the Viking Age

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