The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ATILT
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More clues leading to the result ATILT
- Inclined to be having relations round last of all
- Drunk rolled over in a bit of a kip, leaning somewhat
- Busy getting lance’s head in, as in a joust?
- Inclined to be a fool about left
- 23 Tipped learner to be involved in persevering
- . Listed as the International law tribunal by leaders
- Leaning toward one lieutenant
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The straight part
We know that "as in a joust" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case as in a joust = atilt.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ATILT mean?
ATILT adjective- At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
- At an angle from the vertical or horizontal; at the point of falling over.
- Tilting or as if tilting (charging with a lance, like a knight on horseback in a joust).
- Diagonally over or across.