The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CHASM
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More clues leading to the result CHASM
- Some breach, a small gorge
- Charles Martel's heading for great breach
- Cold meat contains small hole
- One gapes at Charles Manson’s leadership
- Charles and Mike split
- Gorge cold meat, eating starter in steakhouse
- Opening piece of music has magnificence
- Atlantic has massive ridge in the middle
- Crack, drink and kinky sex
- Gap in music has meaning
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The straight part
We know that "Opening" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case opening = chasm.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 CHASM mean?
CHASM noun- A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
- (by extension) A large difference of opinion.