The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word APRON
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More clues leading to the result APRON
- Article about professional gear for the cook?
- Protective garment being worn after thirty days
- A professional needs new protective garment
- In favour of wearing article, protective garment
- Item with Oedipal strings attached?
- Area for new part of stage
- Protector’s army at first liable to shrink
- Article lying flat, almost, in airport area
- An expert's packed protective garment
- Little interest concerning stage part
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What does APRON mean?
APRON noun- An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion.
- The short cassock ordinarily worn by English bishops.
- A hard surface bordering a structure or area.
- The sides of a tree's canopy.
- The cap of a cannon; a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep the priming dry.
- A removable cover for the passengers' feet and legs in an open horse carriage.
- To cover with, or as if with, an apron.