The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word OLDER
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More clues leading to the result OLDER
- Losing head is more daring — and maybe more mature?
- More daring to go topless in one’s later years
- Senior retired Liberal in fashion again
- Proprietor in Bow further over the hill?
- Senior operatives Liberal Democrats employ revolt leaders
- Senior shows more daring sacrificing bishop
- Senior soldiers capture port from French (5
- No spring chicken? More daring to go topless
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The straight part
We know that "maybe more mature" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case maybe more mature = older.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 OLDER mean?
OLDER adjective- Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
- Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
- Having existed or lived for the specified time.
- (heading) Of an earlier time.
- Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
- Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
- A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
- Excessive, abundant.