Cryptic crossword clue
High moorland was ruined by spades 5

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

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The straight part

We know that "High moorland" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case high moorland = fells.

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 FELLS mean?

1. A cutting-down of timber.
2. The stitching down of a fold of cloth; specifically, the portion of a kilt, from the waist to the seat, where the pleats are stitched down.
3. The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.

1. To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
2. To strike down, kill, destroy.
3. To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat.

1. An animal skin, hide, pelt.
2. Human skin (now only as a metaphorical use of previous sense).

1. (obsolete outside Britain) A rocky ridge or chain of mountains.
2. (obsolete outside Britain) A wild field or upland moor.

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