Cryptic crossword clue
Poles in boxes 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "Poles/boxes" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case poles/boxes = spars.
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.
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What does SPARS mean?

SPARS noun
  1. A rafter of a roof.
  2. A thick pole or piece of wood.
  3. A bar of wood used to fasten a door.
  4. Any linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff.
  5. A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil.
SPARS verb
  1. To bolt, bar.
  2. To supply or equip (a vessel) with spars.
SPARS noun
  1. A sparring session; a preliminary fight, as in boxing or cock-fighting.
SPARS verb
  1. To fight, especially as practice for martial arts or hand-to-hand combat.
  2. To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do.
  3. To contest in words; to wrangle.
SPARS noun
  1. Any of various microcrystalline minerals, of light, translucent, or transparent appearance, which are easily cleft.
  2. Any crystal with readily discernible faces.

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