Cryptic crossword clue
Jack is outwardly very sexy 5

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

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

HOIST noun
  1. A hoisting device, such as pulley or crane.
  2. The act of hoisting; a lift.
  3. The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length, when flying from a staff.
  4. The vertical edge of a flag which is next to the staff.
  5. The height of a fore-and-aft sail, next the mast or stay.
HOIST verb
  1. To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
  2. To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.
  3. To lift someone up to be flogged.
  4. To be lifted up.
  5. To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.
  6. To steal, to rob.

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