The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word COUPS
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What does COUPS mean?
COUPS noun- A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
- (of Native Americans) A blow against an enemy delivered in a way that shows bravery.
- A coup d'état.
- (by extension) A takeover of one group by another.
- A single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a deal in rouge et noir.
- One of various named strategies employed by the declarer to win more tricks, such as the Bath coup.
- To make a coup.