The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 3 letter word TO WIT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result TO WIT
- That is how to move a trailer
- What to do with broken down car, namely?
- Namely, a person who is foolish to conceal love
- That is nothing for a fool to admit
- Child impeded by group of women, as you would say?
- That is nothing an idiot will admit
- Namely, how to recover something after breakdown
- That is chump catching ball
- What to do with a car wreck, specifically
- Namely, an instruction for dealing with breakdown?
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The straight part
We know that "Namely" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case namely = to wit.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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