The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SITES
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SITES
- Places quotes from speakers
- Views reported in destinations for surfers
- Places for audio visual experience
- References heard for positions
- Small objects, not medium in places
- Locates spectacles, we hear
- Locates reported tourist attractions
- Locates from opposite sides
- Refers to tourist attractions, repeatedly mentioning these locations
- So-called views at some locations
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The straight part
We know that "Locates" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case locates = sites.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 SITES mean?
SITES noun- Sorrow, grief.
- The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position
- A place fitted or chosen for any certain permanent use or occupation
- The posture or position of a thing.
- A computer installation, particularly one associated with an intranet or internet service or telecommunications.
- A website.
- A category together with a choice of Grothendieck topology.
- Region of a protein, a piece of DNA or RNA where chemical reactions take place.
- A part of the body which has been operated on.
- To situate or place a building.