The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ANVIL
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More clues leading to the result ANVIL
- Iron block, a feature of Elizabethan village
- Article: nothing about very small ear bone
- Iron block found in Roman villa
- Number 5 in trouble? Smith beats it
- German villain holds something for forging
- Bone discovered in Roman villa
- Block an uncompleted foul
- Iron block in Roman villa
- It helps forger framed by Machiavellian villain
- Part of Roman villa block
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What does ANVIL mean?
ANVIL noun- A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
- An incus bone in the middle ear.
- A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the shells of snails.
- The non-moving surface of a micrometer against which the item to be measured is placed.
- To fashion on an anvil (often used figuratively).