The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCAPE
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What does SCAPE mean?
SCAPE noun- A leafless stalk growing directly out of a root.
- The basal segment of an insect's antenna (i.e. the part closest to the body).
- The basal part of the ovipositor of an insect, more specifically known as the oviscape.
- The shaft of a column.
- The apophyge of a shaft.
- Escape
- A means of escape; evasion.
- A freak; a slip; a fault; an escapade.
- A loose act of vice or lewdness.
- To escape
- The cry of the snipe when flushed.
- The snipe itself.