Cryptic crossword clue
Part of chair back, thin wooden strip receiving pressure 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "Part of chair back," is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case part of chair back, = splat.
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 SPLAT mean?

SPLAT noun
  1. The narrow wooden centre piece of a chair back.
SPLAT noun
  1. The sharp, atonal sound of a liquid or soft solid hitting a solid surface.
  2. The irregular shape of a viscous liquid or soft solid which has hit a solid surface.
  3. The Command key on an Apple Macintosh.
  4. Any of various characters appearing in computer character sets.
  5. A move in playboating involving stalling in place while positioned vertically against a solid object in the water.
SPLAT verb
  1. To hit a flat surface and deform into an irregular shape.
  2. To splatter.
  3. To combine different textures by applying an alpha channel map to the higher levels, revealing the layers underneath where the map is partially or completely transparent.

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