The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HANKS
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What does HANKS mean?
HANKS noun- A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
- A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
- Doubt, difficulty.
- Mess, tangle.
- A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
- Hold; influence.
- A throw in which a wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, twines his left leg about his opponent's right leg from the inside, and throws him backward.