Cryptic crossword clue
Iberian invaders in desolate areas 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "Iberian invaders/desolate areas" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case iberian invaders/desolate areas = moors.
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 MOORS mean?

MOORS noun
  1. An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath
  2. A game preserve consisting of moorland.
MOORS verb
  1. To cast anchor or become fastened.
  2. To fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with ropes, cables or chains or the like
  3. To secure or fix firmly.

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