Cryptic crossword clue
Pull tail from de-energised insect 5

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

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What does CRICK mean?

CRICK noun
  1. A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected. (Compare catch.)
  2. A small jackscrew.
CRICK verb
  1. To develop a crick (cramp, spasm).
  2. To cause to develop a crick; to create a crick in.
  3. To twist, bend, or contort, especially in a way that produces strain.
CRICK noun
  1. A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.
  2. A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook.
  3. Any turn or winding.
CRICK noun
  1. The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it.

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