The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ERECT
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The straight part
We know that "Put up" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case put up = erect.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ERECT mean?
ERECT adjective- Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.
- (of body parts) Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly, especially as the result of stimulation.
- (of a man) Having an erect penis
- Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed.
- Directed upward; raised; uplifted.
- Watchful; alert.
- Elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc.
- To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.
- To cause to stand up or out.
- To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise.
- To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
- To animate; to encourage; to cheer.
- To cast or draw up (a figure of the heavens, horoscope etc.).
- To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, etc.
- To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute.