Cryptic crossword clue
Ruffle little stream after opening of fishing 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "Ruffle" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ruffle = frill.
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.
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What does FRILL mean?

FRILL noun
  1. A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
  2. A substance or material on the edge of something, resembling such a strip of fabric.
  3. A wrinkled edge to a film.
  4. Something extraneous or not essential; something purely for show or effect; a luxury.
  5. The relatively extensive margin seen on the back of the heads of reptiles, with either a bony support or a cartilaginous one.
FRILL verb
  1. To make into a frill.
  2. To become wrinkled.
  3. To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back in crimped plaits.
FRILL verb
  1. To shake or shiver as with cold (with reference to a hawk).
  2. To cry (with reference to a bird of prey).

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