The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RAZOR
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More clues leading to the result RAZOR
- Cut 50% off wine and gold
- Discovered in the Alhambra: Zorro’s blade
- Catching last of fuzz, howl when that’s pulled back?
- Laugh about rounding a couple of bends — one’s sharp
- What shapes beard worn by preacher, a Zoroastrian
- Perhaps Jack said one gets ‘edgy’ in a strop
- Bill avoids bird — one’s given a close shave?
- Sarfraz ornamentally conceals sharp instrument
- Told to lift a cutter
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The straight part
We know that "sharp instrument" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sharp instrument = razor.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 RAZOR mean?
RAZOR noun- A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
- Any tool or instrument designed for shaving.
- The sharp tusk of a wild boar.
- A conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.
- To shave with a razor.