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

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What does WOUND mean?

WOUND noun
  1. An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
  2. A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
  3. An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.
WOUND verb
  1. To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
  2. To hurt (a person's feelings).
WOUND verb
  1. To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
  2. To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.
  3. To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
  4. To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
  5. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
  6. To perceive or follow by scent.
  7. To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
  8. To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.
WOUND verb
  1. To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
  2. To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
  3. To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
  4. To travel in a way that is not straight.
  5. To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
  6. To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
  7. To cover or surround with something coiled about.
  8. To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist, as by a winch.
  9. To turn (a ship) around, end for end.

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