The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word EXPOS
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More clues leading to the result EXPOS
- Disclosure no longer affected behaviour
- Right out of goods sent abroad for shows
- Narthex possibly housing public displays
- Officers no longer appearing in displays
- Old props regularly used for public displays
- Displays awkward pose capturing vote
- Shows collected by Sussex postgraduates
- Shows former NCOs
- Exhibitions featuring former model? Interminably!
- Edit Poe’s book first; it brings out crime
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The straight part
We know that "it brings out crime" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case it brings out crime = expos.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 EXPOS mean?
EXPOS noun- An exposition.
- An expediter; a restaurant worker who prepares food to be taken to tables.