Cryptic crossword clue
Mails small joints 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "Mails" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mails = ships.
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 SHIPS mean?

SHIPS noun
  1. A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
  2. (chiefly in combination) A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.
  3. A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.
  4. A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.
  5. The third card of the Lenormand deck.
SHIPS verb
  1. To send by water-borne transport.
  2. To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).
  3. To release a product to vendors; to launch.
  4. To engage to serve on board a vessel.
  5. To embark on a ship.
  6. To put in its place.
  7. To take in (water) over the sides of a vessel.
  8. To pass (from one person to another).
  9. To go all in.
  10. To trade or send a player to another team.
  11. To bungle a kick and give the opposing team possession.
SHIPS noun
  1. A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional.
SHIPS verb
  1. To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, typically in fan fiction.

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