The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 5 letter word ICE SKATE
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More clues leading to the result ICE SKATE
- Fitting Cinderella originally, eek! It's a lost slipper?
- Fish beneath rocks to glide on frozen pond
- Society princess that’s beneath cool, sporty footwear
- A must for winter sport site — cake supply!
- Ray follows reserve scorer on rink
- Blade kills shrew
- One church takes off – it makes progress in an entertainment centre
- Sweet Jamaican music with seventh note that glides
- Amazing cat I seek that will walk on water!
- Blade chills princess
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The straight part
We know that "progress in an entertainment centre" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case progress in an entertainment centre = ice skate.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 ICE SKATE mean?
ICE SKATE verb- To skate on ice, wearing ice skates