The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AGORA
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More clues leading to the result AGORA
- Market space in circular form in 24
- Commander recruiting soldiers in old meeting place
- Place for meetings held by Pythagoras
- Market forming circle in Indian city –see a white man there?
- Back troops into public space
- Meeting place for American soldiers in Georgia
- Marketplace for anyone gambling on races and using tips
- Space in Athens described by Pythagoras
- Wool drops a point in the market
- Tomb site covering over marketplace once
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The straight part
We know that "market" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case market = agora.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 AGORA mean?
AGORA noun- A place for gathering.
- A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.
- Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel.