The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TILED
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More clues leading to the result TILED
- Did DIY in bathroom I’d let out
- Like many a roof, bound to be penetrated by hail ultimately
- Bound to grab fifty as the word game board ends up?
- Like many baths, bound to hold litres
- Worked in bathroom perhaps — it’s over light
- Cold viands, say, half of it served up with a certain topping
- Education cut short after teaching started with two thirds sick — head covered, perhaps?
- Paved it up in front
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The straight part
We know that "Like many a roof" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case like many a roof = tiled.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 TILED mean?
TILED verb- To cover with tiles.
- To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface).
- To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique.
- To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated.
- Constructed from, or decorated with tiles