The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ARTIC
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More clues leading to the result ARTIC
- One means of conveying news feature the French banned
- Big lorry, one originally carrying paintings on top
- Large vehicle that Glasgow district keeps in park
- Vehicle in polar region deficient in cold
- Carrier of heavy loads in particular
- Transporter, one in particular
- Large vehicle, caught leaving polar region
- Borders lifted from part of Glasgow for lorry
- Transporter of goods in particular
- The Parisian leaving object in lorry
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The straight part
We know that "Large vehicle" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case large vehicle = artic.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does ARTIC mean?
ARTIC noun- An articulated lorry.
- An articulated bus.