The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DOUGH
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More clues leading to the result DOUGH
- Lolly is fare that's vile
- Homer’s expression involves prelude to Ulysses, good and ready
- Money from party that’s awful!
- Maybe change fleece that’s awful
- Complete expression of distaste for money
- Claim note is ready
- Sticky stuff for baker or cook that’s disgusting!
- Bread, and what’s used to make it
- Money that will be needed in audition
- Bread — that’s the stuff for it!
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The straight part
We know that "Money" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case money = dough.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DOUGH mean?
DOUGH noun- A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, and/or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.
- Money.
- To make into dough.