The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CITED
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More clues leading to the result CITED
- Right away tight credit mentioned
- Speaking with sense is commended
- Brought up set of speakers
- Called for detectives to take note
- Located, we hear, and named
- The evidence initially hidden by detectives is mentioned
- Called distinguished in speech
- Nominally involved in a court case
- Quoted from note pinched by detectives
- . Declaimed what the soldiers quoted
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The straight part
We know that "quoted" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case quoted = cited.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 CITED mean?
CITED verb- To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
- To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.