Cryptic crossword clue
Sailor fired around 5

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

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What does ABOUT mean?

ABOUT adjective
  1. Moving around; astir.
  2. In existence; being in evidence; apparent.
  3. Near; in the vicinity or neighbourhood.
ABOUT adverb
  1. On all sides; around.
  2. Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
  3. From one place or position to another in succession; indicating repeated movement or activity.
  4. Indicating unproductive or unstructured activity.
  5. Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
  6. Near; in the vicinity.
  7. To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view.
  8. In succession; one after another; in the course of events.
  9. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference.
ABOUT preposition
  1. In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of.
  2. Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
  3. Indicates that something will happen very soon; indicates a plan or intention to do something.
  4. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect.
  5. Concerned with; engaged in; intent on.
  6. Within or in the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
  7. On one's person; nearby the person.
  8. In or near, as in mental faculties or in the possession of; under the control of; at one's command; in one's makeup.

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