Cryptic crossword clue
Land by sea gets temporary support 5

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

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What does SHORE mean?

1. Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
2. (from the perspective of one on a body of water) Land, usually near a port.

1. To set on shore.

1. A prop or strut supporting the weight or flooring above it.

1. (without up) To provide with support.
2. (usually with up) To reinforce (something at risk of failure).

1. To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
2. To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.
3. To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
4. To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
5. To make a vertical cut in the coal.
6. To reap, as grain.
7. To deprive of property; to fleece.

1. (Obsolete except in Hiberno-English) A sewer.

1. To warn or threaten.
2. To offer.

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