Cryptic crossword clue
Salvo exploded into rounded shapes 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "rounded shapes" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rounded shapes = ovals.
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 OVALS mean?

OVALS noun
  1. An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse.
  2. A thing having such a shape, such as an arena.
  3. In a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point.

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