The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NEEPS
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More clues leading to the result NEEPS
- Root veg observed growing around back of shop
- Left out of spite revolting Swedes
- Scottish roots, born outside of Prestonpans
- Scottish speciality – flipping internal organ! – not liked at first
- Ill-humour about missing large portion of veg at McDonald’s?
- Scottish vegetables observed being uprooted, including a pea, we hear
- Tatty complements on 6
- Roots of north-eastern earnings per share
- ‘Roots’: Wesker’s third after final showings of ‘Chicken Soup’ — East twice featured therein
- Scotsman’s tatty accompaniment?
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The straight part
We know that "Root veg" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case root veg = neeps.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does NEEPS mean?
NEEPS noun- The swede (rutabaga), called "turnip" in Scotland.