The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RESEW
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More clues leading to the result RESEW
- Leaders of race, exhausted, stop exercising when getting stitch again
- Once again needle retiring German banker
- Darn! Again? We’re in trouble with squadron leader
- 14 Retracing, some we serrate and stitch again
- Repair stitching that flares Ewok cloaks
- Finishing [COURS]E after three weeks partners correct stitching
- Section of computerese we stitch up again
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "correct stitching" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case correct stitching = resew.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.