The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GLOAT
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More clues leading to the result GLOAT
- Exult as farm animal eats pounds
- Relish old money changing hands
- Attack, capturing large crow
- Top of leg slathered in butter? Rub it in!
- Crow has lark’s head covered in butter
- Crow and lark’s head covered in butter
- Greatest of all time secures large triumph
- Look like the cat who got the cream, left surrounded by butter
- Revel in good fortune, winning Tombola finally
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The straight part
We know that "Look like the cat who got the cream" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case look like the cat who got the cream = gloat.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GLOAT mean?
GLOAT noun- An act or instance of gloating.
- To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
- To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.