Cryptic crossword clue
Left in chamber to produce young whales 5

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "to produce young whales" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case to produce young whales = calve.
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 CALVE mean?

CALVE verb
  1. To give birth to a calf
  2. To assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf
  3. To give birth to (a calf)
  4. (especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed a large piece, e.g. an iceberg or a smaller block of ice (coming off an iceberg)
  5. (especially of an iceberg) to break off
  6. (especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed (a large piece, e.g. an iceberg); to set loose (a mass of ice), e.g. a block of ice (coming off an iceberg)

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