The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GIMME
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result GIMME
- Ultimately failing, I am what I am, one's usually conceded
- Simplest of hits
- Easy putt to achieve that’s short – about one millimetre
- Putting piece of cake into handbag, I’m meticulous!
- Reason for unnecessarily putting Gandhi’s evacuated wife in France
- Easy shot: one millimetre to go in say, after rolling up
- Initially golfer is mad missing easy, easy putt
- Space fighter climbs to make easy shot
- Abba’s request for 18a, excused easy hit
- Begging? I’m merely acccepting a putt conceded
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The straight part
We know that "Easy putt" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case easy putt = gimme.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GIMME mean?
GIMME noun- That which is easily obtained, or certain to occur.