Cryptic crossword clue
Kissimmee evacuated during sunrise – possible result of small hand pushing big button? 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "possible result of small hand pushing big button?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case possible result of small hand pushing big button? = nukes.
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What does NUKES mean?

NUKES noun
  1. A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
  2. A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat.
  3. A recess, cove or hollow.
  4. An English unit of land area, originally 1/4 of a yardland but later 12 1/2 or 20 acres.
  5. A corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land.
NUKES noun
  1. A nucleus colony; a small bee colony created from a larger colony.
NUKES noun
  1. The spinal cord.
  2. The back of the neck, the nape; of an animal: the back of the head or the portion of the body behind the head.
NUKES noun
  1. A nuclear weapon.
  2. (by extension) Something that destroys or negates, especially on a catastrophic scale.
  3. A nuclear power station.
  4. A vessel such as a ship or submarine running on nuclear power.
  5. A person (such as a sailor in a navy or a scientist) who works with nuclear weapons or nuclear power.
  6. A microwave oven.
NUKES verb
  1. To use a nuclear weapon on a target.
  2. To destroy or erase completely.
  3. (by extension) To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user).
  4. To expose to some form of radiation.
  5. To cook in a microwave oven.
  6. To over-analyze or overly despair over something.

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