The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SONIC
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SONIC
- Very fine short name for a hedgehog?
- Boy in charge of sound
- Description of aural event very pleasant, mostly
- Sort of boom very pleasant, having no end
- Very fast boy I caught
- Very pleasant, with no end of sound
- Like some booms, not quite as enjoyable
- Really pleasant, endless sort of boom
- Travelling at about 700 mph is so pleasant for the most part
- In over after second over, caught an animated, prickly character
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The straight part
We know that "sort of boom" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sort of boom = sonic.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SONIC mean?
SONIC adjective- Of or relating to sound.
- Having a speed approaching that of the speed of sound in air.