Cryptic crossword clue
Palm lacerated after spinning bottles 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "Palm" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case palm = areca.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ARECA mean?

ARECA noun
  1. Any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests.

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