Cryptic crossword clue
Muscular things overheard getting kisses 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "kisses" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case kisses = pecks.
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 PECKS mean?

PECKS noun
  1. An act of striking with a beak.
  2. A small kiss.
PECKS verb
  1. To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).
  2. To form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument.
  3. To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements.
  4. To seize and pick up with the beak, or as if with the beak; to bite; to eat; often with up.
  5. To do something in small, intermittent pieces.
  6. To type by searching for each key individually.
  7. To type in general.
  8. To kiss briefly.
PECKS noun
  1. One quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts.
  2. A great deal; a large or excessive quantity.
PECKS verb
  1. To throw.
  2. To lurch forward; especially, of a horse, to stumble after hitting the ground with the toe instead of the flat of the foot.

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