The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TETRA
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More clues leading to the result TETRA
- Fish seen regularly in Trent area
- Poetic plant, mostly Anacreontic, translator picked up
- Fish touristy restaurants originally included in meal?
- Fish that’s engagingly technicolour roaming aquaria primarily
- Fish found regularly in Trent area
- Little swimmer takes part in elite training
- Heartless teenager in meal featuring tropical fish
- Fish and boiled tater
- Street art regularly featured a fish
- Fish starter for four
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The straight part
We know that "Earth formally" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case earth formally = tetra.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 TETRA mean?
TETRA noun- Any of numerous species of small South American freshwater fish of the family Characidae, popular in home aquariums.