The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word POTTY
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What does POTTY mean?
POTTY verb- To go and use the potty: to leave in order to urinate or defecate.
- To go crazy: to become insane.
- (diminutive) A chamber pot, particularly (children) the pot used when toilet-training children.
- (diminutive) Any other device or place for urination or defecation: a toilet; a lavatory; a latrine; an outhouse.
- Insane.
- Easy to pot the ball on.