The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BULLY
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More clues leading to the result BULLY
- Bribe takes in students beginning to game
- Cow, like her mate?
- Investor facing unknown menace
- Beef is excellent
- Cow‘s beef, pickled
- Speculator upped price in respect of army rations?
- Excellent manufacturer of honey and fine meaty rations
- Around 50:50 accept the truth of tyrant
- Browbeat youth going after animal
- Cow, bovine possibly?
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The straight part
We know that "meaty rations" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case meaty rations = bully.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BULLY mean?
BULLY noun- A person who is intentionally, physically, or emotionally cruel to others; especially to those who are weaker or have less power or privilege.
- A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.
- A hired thug.
- A sex worker’s minder.
- Bully beef.
- A brisk, dashing fellow.
- The small scrum in the Eton College field game.
- Various small freshwater or brackishwater fish of the family Eleotridae; sleeper goby.
- An (eldest) brother; a fellow workman; comrade
- A companion; mate (male or female).
- A darling, sweetheart (male or female).
- A standoff between two players from the opposing teams, who repeatedly hit each other's hockey sticks and then attempt to acquire the ball, as a method of resuming the game in certain circumstances.
- A miner's hammer.
- To intimidate (someone) as a bully.
- To act aggressively towards.
- Very good.
- Jovial and blustering.
- (often followed by for) Well done!