Cryptic crossword clue
Puts on record, yielding scratches? 5

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

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The straight part

We know that "Puts on record/scratches" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case puts on record/scratches = files.

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What does FILES mean?

1. A collection of papers collated and archived together.
2. A roll or list.
3. Course of thought; thread of narration.
4. An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.

1. To commit (official papers) to some office.
2. To place in an archive in a logical place and order
3. To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
4. (with for) To submit a formal request to some office.
5. To set in order; to arrange, or lay away.

1. A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a large group with many files side by side.
2. A small detachment of soldiers.
3. One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter). The analog horizontal lines are the ranks.

1. To move in a file.

1. A hand tool consisting of a handle to which a block of coarse metal is attached, and used for removing sharp edges or for cutting, especially through metal.
2. A cunning or resourceful person.

1. To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.

1. To defile
2. To corrupt

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