The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CRUMP
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What does CRUMP mean?
CRUMP noun- The sound of a muffled explosion.
- To produce such a sound.
- For one's health to decline rapidly (but not as rapidly as crash).
- Hard or crusty; dry baked
- Crooked; bent.