Cryptic crossword clue
Piece of meat, bit that's eaten at home 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "Piece of meat" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case piece of meat = joint.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does JOINT mean?

JOINT noun
  1. The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.
  2. The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.
  3. Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
  4. The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure.
  5. A cut of meat.
  6. The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations.
  7. A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.
  8. (somewhat derogatory) A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries.
  9. (with the definite article) Prison.
  10. A marijuana cigarette.
  11. A syringe used to inject an illicit drug.
  12. The penis.
JOINT verb
  1. To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together
  2. To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
  3. To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
  4. To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
  5. To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.
JOINT adjective
  1. Done by two or more people or organisations working together.

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