Cryptic crossword clue
Pope’s first mass is full 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "full" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case full = plump.
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 PLUMP mean?

PLUMP verb
  1. To grow plump; to swell out.
  2. To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up.
  3. To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily.
  4. To give a plumper (kind of vote).
  5. To give (a vote), as a plumper.
  6. To favor or decide in favor of something.
PLUMP adjective
  1. Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
  2. Fat.
  3. Sudden and without reservation; blunt; direct; downright.
PLUMP noun
  1. The sound of a sudden heavy fall.
PLUMP verb
  1. To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once.
PLUMP adverb
  1. Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly.
PLUMP noun
  1. A knot or cluster; a group; a crowd.

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