Cryptic crossword clue
Quietly, church abandons VIPs for more common people 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "common people" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case common people = plebs.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PLEBS mean?

PLEBS noun
  1. A commoner, a member of the lower class of a society.
  2. A common person, an unsophisticated or cultureless person.
  3. (usually derogatory) A freshman cadet at a military academy.
PLEBS noun
  1. The plebeian class of Ancient Rome.
  2. The common people, especially the mob.

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