The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word KNEEL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result KNEEL
- Boy, we hear, to go on a bender
- Armstrong’s heard of what prayers do
- “Get down boy”, did you say?
- . Barge over knight, and prepare to be knighted?
- What worshipper might do to raise shelter needed by Kingston’s outsiders
- Prepare to pray for king born at finishing school
- Diamond, did you say? Prepare to propose!
- Pay obeisance to king born to take on the Spanish
- Lower part of leg, middle part of leg and large bottom
- Show obeisance hearing the first man on the moon?
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The straight part
We know that "Pay obeisance to" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pay obeisance to = kneel.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 KNEEL mean?
KNEEL verb- To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
- To cause to kneel.
- To rest on (one's) knees