Cryptic crossword clue
Ghoulish giant manservant who botches in leaving mischievous child nailed to line 5

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

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What does LURCH mean?

LURCH noun
  1. A sudden or unsteady movement.
LURCH verb
  1. To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
LURCH verb
  1. To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
LURCH noun
  1. An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
  2. A double score in cribbage for the winner when his/her adversary has been left in the lurch.
LURCH verb
  1. To leave someone in the lurch; to cheat.
  2. To rob.
  3. To evade by stooping; to lurk.

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