The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CAROM
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More clues leading to the result CAROM
- American cannon got from vehicle when given order
- Cannon carriage on order
- Cannon gunners brought up, welcomed by Commander
- After century, a branch of the fighting forces retains old cannon
- Cannon commander holds a river
- A gypsy man that’s caught on the rebound
- Marco mishandled bounce
- Come back covered in garlic aroma
- Glance through Rebecca romance
- Marco converted rebound
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The straight part
We know that "Cannon" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cannon = carom.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CAROM mean?
CAROM noun- (cue sports, especially billiards) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball.
- A billiard-like Indian game in which players take turns flicking checker-like pieces into one of four goals on the corners of a (one meter by one meter square) board.
- To make a carom (shot in billiards).
- To strike and bounce back; to strike (something) and rebound.
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