Cryptic crossword clue
Cares for more than one behind looms 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "Cares for/more than one behind/looms" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cares for/more than one behind/looms = rears.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does REARS mean?

REARS verb
  1. To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
  2. (said of people towards animals) To breed and raise.
  3. To rise up on the hind legs
  4. (usually with "up") To get angry.
  5. To rise high above, tower above.
  6. To raise physically or metaphorically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate.
  7. To construct by building; to set up
  8. To raise spiritually; to lift up; to elevate morally.
  9. To lift and take up.
  10. To rouse; to strip up.
REARS verb
  1. To move; stir.
  2. (of geese) To carve.
  3. (regional, obsolete) To revive, bring to life, quicken. (only in the phrase, to rear to life)
REARS noun
  1. The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; - opposed to front.
  2. Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
  3. The buttocks, a creature's bottom
REARS verb
  1. To place in the rear; to secure the rear of.
  2. To sodomize (perform anal sex)

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