The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word GEE
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More clues leading to the result GEE
- My, my! It’s a horse
- Uncle Sam’s surprised cry finally waking little niece
- My half of child’s horse
- Letter read out – gosh!
- Gosh – birds clipped animals in the paddock
- My Gertrude’s first letter
- I'm surprised American regularly goes east
- Crumbs eaten by binge eater
- Only one half of the pantomime animal? Goodness!
- . Move to the right alternatives for energy, in hindsight
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The straight part
We know that "animals in the paddock" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case animals in the paddock = gee.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GEE mean?
GEE interjection- A general exclamation of surprise or frustration.
- A gee-gee, a horse.
- Of a horse, pack animal, etc.: to move forward; go faster; or turn in a direction away from the driver, typically to the right.
- To cause an animal to move in this way.
- To agree; to harmonize.
- A command to a horse, pack animal, etc., which may variously mean “move forward”, “go faster”, or “turn to the right”.
- The name of the Latin-script letter G.
- A guy.
- (plural "grand") A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)
- (plural "grands") A grand piano
- A grandparent or grandchild.
- The state or condition of having weight; weight; heaviness.
- The state or condition of being grave; seriousness.
- The lowness of a note.
- Force on Earth's surface, of the attraction by the Earth's masses, and the centrifugal pseudo-force caused by the Earth's rotation, resulting from gravitation.
- (in casual discussion, also) Gravitation, universal force exercised by two bodies onto each other (gravity and gravitation are often used interchangeably).
- Specific gravity.
- Vagina, vulva
- To suit or fit