The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FOLIO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result FOLIO
- Revolutionary essence derived from turning over leaf
- Manuscript found on lectern in Oxford, originally
- Extract from upturned manuscript
- Extract coming from revolutionary manuscript
- Leaf disease initially increasing in volume?
- Grease love all over, following heading of fact sheet
- Paper to do origami missing last two bits
- Manuscript from old library in Oxford initially
- Painting measuring up 22 x 0.25
- Painting of reversible sheet
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The straight part
We know that "leaf" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case leaf = folio.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 FOLIO mean?
FOLIO noun- A leaf of a book or manuscript
- A page of a book, that is, one side of a leaf of a book.
- A page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand pages.
- A sheet of paper folded in half.
- (books) A book made of sheets of paper each folded in half (two leaves or four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind, exceeding 30 cm in height.
- A page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number.
- (19th to early 20th century) A leaf containing a certain number of words; hence, a certain number of words in a writing, as in England, in law proceedings 72, and in chancery, 90; in New York, 100 words.
- A wrapper for loose papers.
- To put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page