The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCARF
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More clues leading to the result SCARF
- Row to the left missing a joint
- Gift Mark’s given to freezing leader
- It may be wound and fastened at the front
- Mark on fine band of material
- Stole perhaps from gangster, one going missing
- Mark, loveless dandy, wearing clothing accessory
- Lasting result of cutting fine garment
- Small automobile with loud muffler
- With ace dispatched, gangster possibly stole
- Movie mafioso dropping best card in item of clothing
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The straight part
We know that "It may be wound and fastened at the front" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case it may be wound and fastened at the front = scarf.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SCARF mean?
SCARF noun- A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
- A headscarf.
- A neckcloth or cravat.
- To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.
- To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.
- A type of joint in woodworking.
- A groove on one side of a sewing machine needle.
- A dip or notch or cut made in the trunk of a tree to direct its fall when felling.
- To shape by grinding.
- To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, forming a "V" groove for welding adjacent metal plates, metal rods, etc.
- To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.
- To eat very quickly.
- A cormorant.