The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WHITE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result WHITE
- Chess player’s wine?
- Bit pale, ultimately?
- Hairy and light-skinned part of the hand
- Pale, having very little energy
- Chess player’s success welcomed by bridge partners
- Billiard ball that’s not spotted?
- Wife punched European chess player
- First to go on board with partners securing success
- Pale Guardian covers bestseller with renewed energy
- Couple holding hands, consuming punch or wine, not 18
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The straight part
We know that "Pale" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pale = white.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 WHITE mean?
WHITE noun- The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
- A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.
- Any butterfly of the family Pieridae.
- White wine.
- Any object or substance that is of the color white.
- The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.
- The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.
- To make white; to whiten; to bleach.
- Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
- (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin.
- Designated for use by Caucasians.
- Relatively light or pale in colour.
- Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
- (of a person or skin) Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
- (of coffee or tea) Containing cream, milk, or creamer.
- The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.
- Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.
- Honourable, fair; decent.
- Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.
- Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable.
- Regarded with especial favour; favourite; darling.
- Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.
- (of tea) Made from immature leaves and shoots.
- Not containing characters; see white space.
- Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare black.
- Characterised by the presence of snow.