The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word KNOWN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result KNOWN
- Noted canonical hour, by the sound of it
- Recognised king was victorious over knight
- Men have understood
- Recognised 27’s father, this time by name
- Recognised and immediately captured by nickname’s essence
- King won over signora’s heart — that’s understood
- Recognised at once in 'Heart of Darkness'
- Recognised kind of wine regularly taken out
- Extremely keen to have patent
- Nerd going up north identified
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The straight part
We know that "Recognised" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case recognised = known.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does KNOWN mean?
KNOWN verb- To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that.
- To be aware of; to be cognizant of.
- To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
- To experience.
- To be able to distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of.
- To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.
- To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study.
- To have sexual relations with. This meaning normally specified in modern English as e.g. to ’know someone in the biblical sense’ or to ‘know Biblically.’
- To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
- To be or become aware or cognizant.
- To be acquainted (with another person).
- To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).
- Any fact or situation which is known or familiar.
- A constant or variable the value of which is already determined.
- Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned.
- Accepted, familiar, researched.