The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word COVEN
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More clues leading to the result COVEN
- Group of witches beginning to clean stove
- Charming women try to leave Midlands city
- Spelling bee’s second consonant range?
- Fellow associated with northern group of witches
- Cauldron primarily, cooker for witches
- Gang of women, any number going after old British chap
- Group that spell ‘bay’ with an ‘n’?
- Small bay north of witches’ assembly
- . Extremely vile trick adopted by Salem gang!
- Women Fliers’ meeting?
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The straight part
We know that "Group of witches" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case group of witches = coven.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does COVEN mean?
COVEN noun- A formal group or assembly of witches.
- A family, group or assembly of vampires.
- A clique that shares common interests or activities.