Cryptic crossword clue
Question role at odd stages for part of a fingerprint 5

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

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What does WHORL mean?

WHORL noun
  1. A pattern of concentric circles.
  2. A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
  3. A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
  4. Any volution, as for example in the human ear or fingerprint.
  5. A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle.
WHORL verb
  1. To form a pattern of concentric circles.

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