The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PRIVY
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More clues leading to the result PRIVY
- Aware of somewhere to go
- Enquire about quartet close to the monarch?
- Secrecy when account goes missing? That’s a convenience
- John‘s secret
- Secret place to go
- Poor woman losing pair of spectacles in the loo!
- John, a climber, chases publicity
- Big shot taking last of paper in back yard toilet
- Extremely poor climber’s secret
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "close to the monarch" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case close to the monarch = privy.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PRIVY mean?
PRIVY noun- An outdoor facility for urination and defecation, whether open (latrine) or enclosed (outhouse).
- A lavatory: a room with a toilet.
- A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.
- A partaker; one having an interest in an action, contract, etc. to which he is not himself a party.
- Private, exclusive; not public; one's own.
- Secret, hidden, concealed.
- With knowledge of; party to; let in on.