The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DOWEL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result DOWEL
- Fixer needs to prosper, mainly
- Peg leg almost put back on Jones’s partner
- Peg would be advised to finish early
- Cope admirably without large pin
- Pin in shadow, elusive
- Prosper without large pin
- Peg possibly owed a pound
- Derek Trotter has pain inside part of joint
- May be allowed to cut a length for a pin
- Be successful, cutting large wooden peg
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The straight part
We know that "Fixer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fixer = dowel.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DOWEL mean?
DOWEL noun- A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.
- A wooden rod, as one to make short pins from.
- A piece of wood or similar material fitted into a surface not suitable for fastening so that other pieces may be fastened to it.
- To fasten together with dowels.
- To furnish with dowels.