The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word OXBOW
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More clues leading to the result OXBOW
- Steer then give way finding large bend
- Steer front of boat in lake
- Nothing that's wrong with London area's kind of lake
- Type of lake beast going over front of ship
- Steer front of boat into kind of lake
- Stock producer holding black and white cattle’s collar
- Duck vote, banning only waders initially from bend in river
- Unpleasant smell trailing bull over wide river-bend
- Old boy grabs kiss with old wife in lake
- Farm animal to lower head in river bend
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The straight part
We know that "kind of lake" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case kind of lake = oxbow.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 OXBOW mean?
OXBOW noun- A U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox, the upper parts fastened to its yoke
- A meander in a river; the land enclosed by such a loop