Cryptic crossword clue
Reduced to tears, as festival fails to start 5

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

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What does ASTER mean?

ASTER noun
  1. Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
  2. A star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis of a cell.
  3. A star.

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