Cryptic crossword clue
Draws the line at  regulations 5

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

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The straight part

We know that "Draws the line at/regulations" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case draws the line at/regulations = rules.

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What does RULES mean?

1. A regulation, law, guideline.
2. A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
3. A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing.
4. A regulating principle.
5. The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
6. A normal condition or state of affairs.
7. Conduct; behaviour.
8. An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
9. A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result.
10. A thin plate of brass or other metal, of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.

1. To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
2. To excel.
3. To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines).
4. To decide judicially.
5. To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.

1. To revel.

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