The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PERIL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PERIL
- Danger of salesman returning: I left
- Danger for each one left
- Danger left one representative receding
- Threat from peripheral power goddess has left
- Danger for every single learner
- Newspaper illustrations carrying risk
- Danger of liberal Irish record being overturned
- Two school lessons left in danger
- High-level programming language has one in danger
- The risk for every single pound
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The straight part
We know that "menace" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case menace = peril.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does PERIL mean?
PERIL noun- A situation of serious and immediate danger.
- Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
- An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.
- To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk.