Cryptic crossword clue
Launch brief article on line 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "Launch" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case launch = throw.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
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What does THROW mean?

THROW verb
  1. To change place.
  2. To change in state or status
  3. To move through time.
  4. To be accepted.
  5. In any game, to decline to play in one's turn.
  6. To do or be better.
  7. To take heed.
THROW noun
  1. The flight of a thrown object.
  2. The act of throwing something.
  3. One's ability to throw.
  4. A distance travelled; displacement.
  5. A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
  6. A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
  7. A violent effort.
THROW verb
  1. To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
  2. To eject or cause to fall off.
  3. To move to another position or condition; to displace.
  4. To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
  5. (of a bowler) to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
  6. To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
  7. To intentionally lose a game.
  8. To confuse or mislead.
  9. To send desperately.
  10. To imprison.
  11. To organize an event, especially a party.
  12. To roll (a die or dice).
  13. To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
  14. To discard.
  15. To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.
  16. (said of one's voice) To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.
  17. To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
  18. To project or send forth.
  19. To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
  20. To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.
  21. (of a team, a manager, etc.) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
  22. To install (a bridge).
  23. To twist or turn.
THROW noun
  1. Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe.
  2. The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.
THROW verb
  1. (said of animals) To give birth to.
THROW noun
  1. A moment, time, occasion.
  2. A period of time; a while.

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