Cryptic crossword clue
Folds in damask curtains partly drawn back 5

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

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The straight part

We know that "Folds" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case folds = rucks.

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 RUCKS mean?

1. An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend.

1. Rocuronium.

1. A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack.
2. In Australian rules football
3. The situation formed when a player carrying the ball is brought to the ground and one or more members of each side are engaged above the ball, trying to win possession of it; a loose scrum.
4. The common mass of people or things; the ordinary ranks.

1. To act as a ruck in a stoppage in Australian rules football.
2. To contest the possession of the ball in a ruck.

1. A crease, a wrinkle, a pucker, as on fabric.

1. To crease or fold.
2. To become folded.

1. To cower or huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs.

1. A rucksack; a large backpack.

1. To carry a backpack while hiking or marching.

1. A small heifer.

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