Cryptic crossword clue
Flags prepared, raised round Ireland 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TIRES

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Flags" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case flags = tires.
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.
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What does TIRES mean?

TIRES verb
  1. To become sleepy or weary.
  2. To make sleepy or weary.
  3. To become bored or impatient (with).
  4. To bore.
TIRES noun
  1. Accoutrements, accessories.
  2. Dress, clothes, attire.
  3. A covering for the head; a headdress.
  4. Metal rim of a wheel, especially that of a railroad locomotive.
  5. The rubber covering on a wheel; a tyre.
  6. A child's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. Also tier.
TIRES verb
  1. To dress or adorn.
TIRES verb
  1. To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does.
  2. To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything.
TIRES noun
  1. A tier, row, or rank.

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