Cryptic crossword clue
Diary found in empty campus blocks 5

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

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

CLOGS noun
  1. A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.
  2. A blockage.
  3. A shoe of any type.
  4. A weight, such as a log or block of wood, attached to a person or animal to hinder motion.
  5. That which hinders or impedes motion; an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment of any kind.
CLOGS verb
  1. To block or slow passage through (often with 'up').
  2. To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper.
  3. To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex.
  4. To enforce a mortgage lender right that prevents a borrower from exercising a right to redeem.
  5. To perform a clog dance.

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