The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TAMER
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More clues leading to the result TAMER
- Performer with animal has monkey around not keeping quiet
- More docile sailor kidnaps me
- First person invading pitch is easier to handle
- One who can bridle at Americans somewhat
- Fiddle, without piano, becoming more mellow
- Not so Wild West Americans admit to
- Less likely to bite fiddle with no piano
- Sailor keeps setter less exciting
- Embraced by sailor this person becomes more submissive
- Sailor hugged most excellent circus employee
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The straight part
We know that "Performer with animal" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case performer with animal = tamer.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TAMER mean?
TAMER adjective- Not or no longer wild; domesticated
- (chiefly of animals) Mild and well-behaved; accustomed to human contact
- Not exciting.
- Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless.
- (of a knot) Capable of being represented as a finite closed polygonal chain.
- One who tames or subdues.