Cryptic crossword clue
Muscles in groups working together? Not initially 5

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

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The straight part

We know that "Muscles" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case muscles = quads.

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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does QUADS mean?

1. Four shots of espresso.
2. A kind of round-robin tournament between four players, where each participant plays every other participant once.
3. The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price bound in a single volume.
4. A poster, measuring forty by thirty inches, advertising a cinematic film release.

1. A quadrangle (courtyard).
2. A quadruplet (infant).
3. A quadrilateral.
4. The quadriceps muscle.
5. A quadriplegic person.
6. A quadrupel beer.
7. A quadcopter.

1. A quad bike (from quadricycle)
2. Abbreviation of quadrillion BTU. (1015 BTU)

1. A blank metal block used to fill short lines of type.
2. A joke used to fill long days of setting type.
3. (phototypesetting and digital typesetting) A keyboard command which aligns text with the left or right margin, or centred between them. In combination, as quad left, quad right or quad centre.

1. (exercise) quadriceps (thigh muscles)
2. Four of a kind

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