The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FRANK
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The straight part
We know that "Explicit" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case explicit = frank.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does FRANK mean?
FRANK noun- Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article).
- The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found.
- To place a frank on an envelope.
- To exempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.
- To send by public conveyance free of expense.
- Honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.
- Unmistakable, clinically obvious, self-evident
- Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free.
- Liberal; generous; profuse.
- Unrestrained; loose; licentious.
- A hot dog or sausage.
- The grey heron.
- A pigsty.
- To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten.