Cryptic crossword clue
Instrument of torture, nothing audible 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "Instrument of torture" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case instrument of torture = knout.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does KNOUT mean?

KNOUT noun
  1. A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.
KNOUT verb
  1. To flog or beat with a knout.

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