Cryptic crossword clue
Dear Meryl; resistance is melting away! 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "Dear" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dear = steep.
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What does STEEP mean?

STEEP noun
  1. The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.
STEEP adjective
  1. Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
  2. Expensive
  3. Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
  4. (of the rake of a ship's mast, or a car's windshield) resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular
STEEP noun
  1. A liquid used in a steeping process
  2. A rennet bag.
STEEP verb
  1. (middle voice) To soak or wet thoroughly.
  2. To imbue with something; to be deeply immersed in.

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