Cryptic crossword clue
Old weapon found under settee is loaded just at the front 5

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

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

FUSIL noun
  1. A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.
FUSIL noun
  1. A light flintlock musket or firelock.
FUSIL adjective
  1. That can be melted; meltable.
  2. That has been melted to by heat; liquid, flowing.
  3. Forged or formed by melting or casting.

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