The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word EDEMA
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More clues leading to the result EDEMA
- River swelled by rising sea, unhealthy accumulation of fluid
- Pathological bloatedness, feature of excessive demagoguery
- Swelling fame delays turning up in part
- Dropsy ‘became debilitating’ — internal evidence seen in retrospect
- Rising sea fills channel causing accumulation of fluid
- Dropsy obtained by oriental made crazy
- Swelling a bit, excitedly made out
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The straight part
We know that "accumulation of fluid" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case accumulation of fluid = edema.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does EDEMA mean?
EDEMA noun- An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
- A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water.