Cryptic crossword clue
LA loses out power 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "power" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case power = angel.
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What does ANGEL mean?

ANGEL noun
  1. An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes.
  2. (Abrahamic tradition) One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues.
  3. A person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness.
  4. Attendant spirit; genius; demon.
  5. (possibly obsolete) An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially a Catholic Apostolic church.
  6. An English gold coin, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael, circulated between the 15th and 17th centuries, and varying in value from six shillings and eightpence to ten shillings.
  7. (originally Royal Air Force) An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.
  8. An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar.
  9. An affluent individual who provides capital for a startup, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity; an angel investor.
  10. The person who funds a show.
ANGEL verb
  1. To support by donating money.
ANGEL noun
  1. A person who has Angelman syndrome.

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