The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STUNT
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result STUNT
- Check development of attention-seeking exploit
- Crazy about tango feat
- Exploit model in paper over time
- Trick where fruit turns into stone
- Exploit what bonsai growers do
- Hamper and overcome Brexit, ultimately
- Hit for 6? Time to stop
- Check attention-seeker’s turn?
- Way to store wine in a cask, it's a gimmick
- Exploit retard
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What does STUNT mean?
STUNT noun- A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.
- Skill
- A special means of rushing the quarterback done to confuse the opposing team's offensive line.
- (cheerleading) To perform a stunt.
- To show off; to posture.
- A check in growth.
- That which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.
- A two-year-old whale, which, having been weaned, is lean and yields little blubber.
- To check or hinder the growth or development of.