The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word MAP
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result MAP
- Chart married secretary brought back
- House-sitter concealing a plot
- Plan, article adopted by legislator
- Politician adopting a plan (3
- Politician without a plan
- Mother quietly forming plan
- Mike, going wrong way past Berkshire location, lacked such skills?
- Chart made by woman going west
- Mother ship's ultimate guide on a trek
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The straight part
We know that "Chart" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case chart = map.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does MAP mean?
MAP noun- A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary.
- A graphical representation of the relationships between objects, components or themes.
- A function.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Araschnia (especially, Araschnia levana) and Cyrestis, having map-like markings on the wings.
- (old-fashioned) The face.
- An imaginary or fictional area, often predefined and confined, where a game or a session thereof takes place.
- To create a visual representation of a territory, etc. via cartography.
- (followed by a "to" phrase) To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.
- (followed by a "to" phrase) To have a direct relationship; to correspond.
- To inform someone of a particular idea.