Cryptic crossword clue
Compere picked up award for gallantry? 5

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

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The straight part

We know that "Compere" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case compere = emcee.

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.
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What does EMCEE mean?

1. A rapper.
2. Initialism of main colour.
3. Initialism of matching colour.
4. Initialism of movie clip.
5. Initialism of mail code.
6. Initialism of main character.
7. Initialism of military cross.
8. Initialism of Member of Congress.
9. Initialism of medical college.
10. Initialism of Mars-crosser.
11. Initialism of medium coeli, the midheaven or highest point in the sky. Contrasted to Imum Coeli.

1. A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.
2. (by extension) A hospital session to diagnose or treat patients.
3. A school, or a session of a school or class, in which medicine or surgery is taught by the examination and treatment of patients in the presence of the pupils.
4. A group practice of several physicians.
5. A meeting for the diagnosis of problems, or training, on a particular subject.
6. A temporary office arranged on a regular basis to allow politicians to meet their constituents.
7. A series of workouts used to build skills of practitioners regardless of team affiliation.
8. One confined to bed by sickness.
9. One who receives baptism on a sickbed.

1. To act as the master of ceremonies (for).
2. To rap as part of a hip-hop performance.

1. A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical and/or surgical treatment.
2. A building founded for the long-term care of its residents, such as an almshouse. The residents may have no physical ailments, but simply need financial support.
3. A place of lodging.

1. Someone who acts as a host at a formal event.
2. Someone who conducts a programme of varied entertainment, for example by introducing performers to the audience.
3. A rapper.

1. Dichloromethane

1. A viral infection of the skin or (occasionally) mucous membranes, caused by Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV), a DNA poxvirus.

1. A group of individuals whose primary interests and activities involve motorcycles.

1. A place used as a hospital on board a ship, on a spaceship (in science fiction).
2. A room or area for the treatment of the sick or injured in a school.

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