Cryptic crossword clue
Receive deliveries of book and wait for periodical appearance 3

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word BAT

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The straight part

We know that "Receive deliveries" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case receive deliveries = bat.

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What does BAT mean?

1. Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
2. An old woman.

1. A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.
2. A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.
3. The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.
4. Shale or bituminous shale.
5. A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.
6. A part of a brick with one whole end.
7. A stroke; a sharp blow.
8. A stroke of work.
9. Rate of motion; speed.
10. A spree; a jollification.
11. Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

1. To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.
2. To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.
3. To strike or swipe as though with a bat.

1. To flutter
2. To wink.
3. To bate or flutter, as a hawk.
4. (usually with 'around' or 'about') To flit quickly from place to place.

1. A packsaddle.

1. The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.

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