Cryptic crossword clue
Magistrates follow rest inside 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DOGES

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does DOGES mean?

DOGES noun
  1. The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.
DOGES noun
  1. A dog.
  2. Specifically, a Shiba Inu, as in the doge meme.

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