Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word TON

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What does TON mean?

TON noun
  1. A unit of weight (mass) equal to 2240 pounds (a long ton) or 2000 pounds (a short ton) or 1000 kilograms (a metric ton).
  2. A unit of volume; register ton.
  3. In refrigeration and air conditioning, a unit of thermal power defined as 12,000 BTU/h (about 3.514 kW or 3024 kcal/h), originally the rate of cooling provided by uniform isothermal melting of one short ton of ice per day at 32 °F (0 °C).
  4. A large amount.
  5. A speed of 100 mph.
  6. One hundred pounds sterling.
  7. One hundred runs.
  8. (etc.) One hundred points scored.
TON noun
  1. Fashion, the current style, the vogue.
  2. Fashionable society; those in style.
TON noun
  1. The common tunny, or horse mackerel.

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