The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ANNAL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ANNAL
- Fussy hosts ultimately plan events for the year
- Record back-to-back articles at length
- Obsessive over new record
- Record line by Pavlova, for example?
- Part of chronicles, one read both ways, Latin
- Obsessive rewriting new entry in yearbook
- Girl and boy recorded events of the year
- Female lecturer's yearly report
- Girl, 50 gets entry for a year
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The straight part
We know that "record" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case record = annal.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ANNAL mean?
ANNAL noun- The record of a single event or item.