Cryptic crossword clue
In training, a way to get stick 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "stick" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case stick = paste.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
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What does PASTE mean?

PASTE noun
  1. A soft moist mixture, in particular:
  2. A substance that behaves as a solid until a sufficiently large load or stress is applied, at which point it flows like a fluid
  3. A hard lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone made from this glass.
  4. Pasta.
  5. The mineral substance in which other minerals are embedded.
PASTE verb
  1. To stick with paste; to cause to adhere by or as if by paste.
  2. To insert a piece of media (e.g. text, picture, audio, video) previously copied or cut from somewhere else.
  3. To strike or beat someone or something.
  4. To defeat decisively or by a large margin.

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