Cryptic crossword clue
Old courtyard protected by King Arthur 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GARTH

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The straight part
We know that "old courtyard" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case old courtyard = garth.
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What does GARTH mean?

GARTH noun
  1. A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters
  2. A close; a yard; a croft; a garden.
  3. A clearing in the woods; as such, part of many placenames in northern England
  4. A group or a household dedicated to the pagan faith Heathenry.
  5. A location or sacred space, in ritual and poetry in modern Heathenry.
  6. A dam or weir for catching fish.

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