The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DRIED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result DRIED
- Perished outside Luxor, finally preserved as mummy?
- Drew water from river having gone outside
- Airdrie district nurses like prunes?
- About to be dumped, Irish girl coming back was lost for words
- Doctor and criminal die, having no water left
- Forgot lines and flopped getting to grips with Romeo
- Stopped being soppy?
- Wizened doctor of education tours Rhode Island
- Doctor roadside bomb as water evaporated
- Perished surrounding river — showing lack of water
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The straight part
We know that "showing lack of water" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case showing lack of water = dried.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DRIED mean?
DRIED adjective- Without water or moisture, said of something that has previously been wet or moist; resulting from the process of drying.
- Usually of foods: cured, preserved by drying.
- Sold raw and unprocessed.
- To lose moisture.
- To remove moisture from.
- To be thirsty.
- To exhaust; to cause to run dry.
- For an actor to forget his or her lines while performing.