Cryptic crossword clue
In bonds, hopes 5

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

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More clues leading to the result LONGS


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The straight part
We know that "bonds/hopes" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bonds/hopes = longs.
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 LONGS mean?

LONGS noun
  1. A long vowel.
  2. A long syllable.
  3. A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
  4. A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long.
  5. An entity with a long position in an asset.
  6. A long-term investment.
  7. The long summer vacation at the English universities.
LONGS verb
  1. To take a long position in.
LONGS verb
  1. To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)
LONGS verb
  1. To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.
LONGS noun
  1. Longitude
LONGS verb
  1. To belong.
LONGS noun
  1. Long trousers/pants, as opposed to shorts.

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