The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word OCHER
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What does OCHER mean?
OCHER noun- An earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide
- A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour
- The stop codon sequence "UAA."
- Money, especially gold.
- Any of various brown-coloured hesperiid butterflies of the genus Trapezites.
- To cover or tint with ochre.