Cryptic crossword clue
Destroys blades that have lost their edge 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "Destroys" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case destroys = culls.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CULLS mean?

CULLS noun
  1. A selection.
  2. An organised killing of selected animals.
  3. (farming) An individual animal selected to be killed, or item of produce to be discarded.
  4. (seafood industry) A lobster having only one claw.
  5. A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior specimen.
CULLS verb
  1. To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
  2. To gather, collect.
  3. To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner.
  4. To kill (animals etc).
  5. To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of.
CULLS noun
  1. A fool, gullible person; a dupe.
CULLS noun
  1. Any refuse material.

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