Cryptic crossword clue
Model’s tall, showing bit of leg 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "bit of leg" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bit of leg = thigh.
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 THIGH mean?

THIGH noun
  1. The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
  2. That part of the leg of vertebrates (or sometimes other animals) which corresponds to the human thigh in position or function; the tibia of a horse, the tarsus of a bird; the third leg-section of an insect.

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