The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word OBELI
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More clues leading to the result OBELI
- Textual marks written up in Vile Bodies
- Daggers produced by old boy and priest
- Indicators of further commentary crucial to no believers.
- Daggers bishop plunged into old priest
- Old book marks popping up in Vile Bodies
- Signs of dodgy passages round Bethel, I have article stolen
- Daggers sheathed in Nobel Institute
- Daggers supplied by old boy and priest
- Love to disguise short daggers
- Book marks, one found after prize-giver’s heading off
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The straight part
We know that "Daggers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case daggers = obeli.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 OBELI mean?
OBELI noun- A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk.
- A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date; an obelisk.