The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word TOE
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More clues leading to the result TOE
- Kick, but not from drug
- One nailed to back of house
- From out of one’s mouth, pull part of one’s foot
- Part of body shown in photo, enlarged
- It’s nailed low down
- Member on foot in ghetto escapes
- Note to include zero as digit
- Feature of footwear occupying prime locations in store
- There’s only one time to carry something in your shoe
- Part of foot one fractured in the end
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The straight part
We know that "Part of foot" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case part of foot = toe.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TOE mean?
TOE noun- Each of the five digits on the end of the foot.
- An equivalent part in an animal.
- That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
- Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
- An advanced form of ballet primarily for the females, dancing ballet primarily using a Pointe shoe.
- An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle with positive toe (or toe in) signifying that the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back and negative toe (or toe out) the opposite.
- The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
- A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, such as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
- A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
- The long side of an angled cut.
- The upper end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the heel (lower end).
- To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
- To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
- To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
- To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.
- To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.