The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STARK
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More clues leading to the result STARK
- Time in Channel island is bleak
- Complete legend, king
- Holy person going to biblical vessel’s stern
- Cold island imports temperature
- * mark ultimately grim
- Bald, completely naked Queen’s marched out
- It’s clear introduction of traffic is choking Channel Island
- Naked celebrity, the centre of jokes
- Principal knight is harsh
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What does STARK mean?
STARK adjective- Hard, firm; obdurate.
- Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather).
- Strong; vigorous; powerful.
- Stiff, rigid.
- Plain in appearance; barren, desolate.
- Complete, absolute, full.
- Starkly; entirely, absolutely
- To stiffen.