Cryptic crossword clue
In navy after misfortune blossomed 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "blossomed" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case blossomed = blown.
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What does BLOWN mean?

BLOWN verb
  1. To produce an air current.
  2. To propel by an air current.
  3. To be propelled by an air current.
  4. To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.
  5. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
  6. To clear of contents by forcing air through.
  7. To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
  8. To make a sound as the result of being blown.
  9. (of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
  10. To explode.
  11. (with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
  12. To cause sudden destruction of.
  13. To suddenly fail destructively.
  14. (used to express displeasure or frustration) Damn.
  15. To be very undesirable. (See also suck.)
  16. To recklessly squander.
  17. To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)
  18. To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
  19. To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
  20. To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
  21. To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
  22. To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
  23. To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
  24. To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.
  25. To sing.
  26. To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
BLOWN verb
  1. To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
BLOWN adjective
  1. Distended, swollen or inflated
  2. Panting and out of breath
  3. (of glass) Formed by blowing
  4. Under the influence of drugs, especially marijuana.
  5. Stale; worthless
  6. Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; flyblown.
  7. Given a hot rod blower.

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