Cryptic crossword clue
Island’s importance egg-head’s missing 5

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

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What does WIGHT mean?

WIGHT noun
  1. A living creature, especially a human being.
  2. A being of one of the Nine Worlds of Heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor.
  3. A ghost, deity or other supernatural entity.
  4. A wraith-like creature.
WIGHT adjective
  1. (except in dialects) Brave, valorous, strong.
  2. Strong; stout; active.

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