The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PLEAT
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More clues leading to the result PLEAT
- Fold left stuck in boggy soil?
- Fold petal another way
- Gather fuel blanketing heart of Ireland
- Empty personnel devour tuck
- Learner wearing something giving warmth — feature of dress maybe
- Gather urgent request needs time
- Gather organic fuel round lake
- Request time to make feature of dress
- Fold paper lengthways at first, and stuff into mouth
- Excuse leader of the fold
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The straight part
We know that "feature of dress maybe" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case feature of dress maybe = pleat.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PLEAT mean?
PLEAT noun- A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.
- A fold in an organ, usually a longitudinal fold in a long leaf such as that of palmetto, lending it stiffness.
- A plait.
- To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.
- To plait.