Cryptic crossword clue
Quiet sound of pain in body cavity 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "body cavity" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case body cavity = pouch.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does POUCH mean?

POUCH noun
  1. A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
  2. A pocket in which a marsupial carries its young.
  3. Any pocket or bag-shaped object, such as a cheek pouch.
  4. A protuberant belly; a paunch.
  5. A cyst or sac containing fluid.
  6. A silicle, or short pod, as of the shepherd's purse.
  7. A bulkhead in the hold of a vessel, to prevent grain etc. from shifting.
POUCH verb
  1. To enclose within a pouch.
  2. To transport within a pouch, especially a diplomatic pouch.
  3. (of fowls and fish) To swallow.
  4. To pout.
  5. To pocket; to put up with.

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