Cryptic crossword clue
Ray gave a talk 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "Ray/gave a talk" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ray/gave a talk = spoke.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SPOKE mean?

SPOKE noun
  1. A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim.
  2. A projecting handle of a steering wheel.
  3. A rung of a ladder.
  4. A device for fastening the wheel of a vehicle to prevent it from turning when going downhill.
  5. One of the outlying points in a hub-and-spoke model of transportation.
SPOKE verb
  1. To furnish (a wheel) with spokes.
SPOKE verb
  1. To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
  2. To have a conversation.
  3. (by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.
  4. To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
  5. To be able to communicate in a language.
  6. To utter.
  7. To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.
  8. (sometimes humorous) To understand (as though it were a language).
  9. To produce a sound; to sound.
  10. Of a bird, to be able to vocally reproduce words or phrases from a human language.
  11. To address; to accost; to speak to.

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