The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word THIRD
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More clues leading to the result THIRD
- Fielding may be a bit deep for this man
- New hit on the way, following earlier couple?
- Short article: one way to get a degree
- . Time in employment erasing end of idle interval
- Primarily, training hard increases runner’s determination to get a podium position
- Desire for drink? No way, given day and position
- Spreading dirt around hospital is what 2 need to become 12
- What sort of man was Kim Philby?
- Two hotels in rural district originally winning bronze award?
- Theatrical dame, succinctly recorded, just placed
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The straight part
We know that "following earlier couple?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case following earlier couple? = third.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does THIRD mean?
THIRD noun- The person or thing in the third position.
- One of three equal parts of a whole.
- The third gear of a gearbox.
- An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.
- Third base
- A handicap of one stroke every third hole.
- A third-class degree, awarded to the lowest achievers in an honours degree programme
- One sixtieth of a second, i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system. Also formerly known as a tierce.
- To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded.
- To divide into three equal parts.
- The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.