Cryptic crossword clue
Earthen pot with snapper baked in the centre 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "Earthen pot" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case earthen pot = crock.
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 CROCK mean?

CROCK noun
  1. A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.
  2. A piece of broken pottery, a shard.
  3. A person who is physically limited by age, illness or injury.
  4. An old or broken-down vehicle (and formerly a horse or ewe).
  5. Silly talk, a foolish belief, a poor excuse, nonsense.
  6. A low stool.
  7. A patient who is difficult to treat, especially one who complains of a minor or imagined illness.
CROCK verb
  1. To break something or injure someone.
  2. (leatherworking) To transfer coloring through abrasion from one item to another.
  3. To cover the drain holes of a planter with stones or similar material, in order to ensure proper drainage.
  4. To put or store (something) in a crock or pot.
CROCK noun
  1. The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut.
  2. Colouring matter that rubs off from cloth.
CROCK verb
  1. To give off crock or smut.

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