The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FOCUS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result FOCUS
- Concentrate following commander, American
- Heads of Foreign Office committee unusually struggle to concentrate . . . .
- Target for detailed cuts taking time
- Concentrate on diplomats America caught hacking
- Initially fix on centre, usually significant
- Concentrate on the house in front of me and you
- Concentrate on the film?
- Sort of group in centre
- Car in the spotlight
- Aim of reviewing clues regularly
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What does FOCUS mean?
FOCUS noun- A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.
- A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge.
- The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
- The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
- Concentration of attention.
- The exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions (underneath the epicentre).
- The indicator of the currently active element in a user interface.
- The most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information.
- An object used in casting a magic spell.
- (followed by on or upon) To concentrate one's attention.
- To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.
- To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.
- To concentrate one’s attention.
- To transfer the input focus to (a visual element), so that it receives subsequent input.