Cryptic crossword clue
Modest nursing home’s gleaming 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "gleamin" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case gleamin = shiny.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SHINY mean?

SHINY noun
  1. Anything shiny; a trinket.
  2. Contraction of disparaging term "shiny arses", originating during World War Two, to describe a desk worker.https//books.google.co.uk/books?id=mAdUqLrKw4YC&pg=PA1717
SHINY adjective
  1. Reflecting light.
  2. Emitting light.
  3. Excellent; remarkable.
  4. Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.

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