The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BROTH
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More clues leading to the result BROTH
- Book by US novelist, nourishing brew
- Relative missing centre of Iberia that’s warmer?
- Stock co-religionist shunned by monarch briefly
- Starter with rosemary infusing each soup
- One and the other scoffing last of clear soup
- Monk not wanting important lady’s soup
- Bar lacking a cooked hot soup
- Pumpernickel the basis of Rhenish soup?
- Soup that’s good for an Irish boy
- Starter one signed up to order without hesitation
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What does BROTH mean?
BROTH noun- Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled.
- A soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat.