Cryptic crossword clue
Experienced  cast 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FOUND

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The straight part
We know that "Experienced/cast" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case experienced/cast = found.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does FOUND mean?

FOUND verb
  1. To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
  2. To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
  3. (ditransitive) To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end.
  4. To gain, as the object of desire or effort.
  5. To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
  6. To point out.
  7. (ditransitive) To decide that, to discover that, to form the opinion that.
  8. To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish.
  9. To supply; to furnish.
  10. To provide for
  11. To determine or judge.
  12. To discover game.
FOUND noun
  1. Food and lodging; board.
FOUND verb
  1. To start (an institution or organization).
  2. To begin building.
FOUND verb
  1. To melt, especially of metal in an industrial setting.
  2. To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mould; to cast.
FOUND noun
  1. A thin, single-cut file for comb-makers.

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