The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TABOR
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More clues leading to the result TABOR
- Drum mostly banned by Rossini at first
- Call off time going up biblical mount
- What pipe cleaner clears round half of bowl – something you get with a pipe
- Boatman is into rockwith this instrument
- Mount or hill in which sailor is buried
- This must be paid or beat it!
- . Exhaust a bore filling drum
- Metal ring or drum
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The straight part
We know that "Drum" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case drum = tabor.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 TABOR mean?
TABOR noun- A small drum.
- To make (a sound) with a tabor.
- To strike lightly and frequently.
- A military train of men and wagons; an encampment of such resources.