The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 3 plus 5 letter word IN TWO MINDS
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More clues leading to the result IN TWO MINDS
- Conflicted, paired off to maintain attention
- Cares halved at first? Can’t decide
- Enthusiatic about looks after consuming whisky, wavering
- Divided objects cause wavering
- Wavering temperature in Swindon — I’m agitated
- Faltering guards seen after one town sacked
- Awfully timid son now discontented is racked by doubt
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Faltering" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case faltering = in two minds.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.