The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SPIED
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More clues leading to the result SPIED
- Saw race where India obliterates English
- Noticed spades, multi-coloured
- Saw cottage, for example, within Scotland’s borders
- Saw momentum when I replaced initial energy
- Observed leading Scotsmen like a piper
- Saw baked dish in the outskirts of Secunderabad
- Saw moved fast around beginning of incision
- One trapped in belted saw
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The straight part
We know that "Saw" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case saw = spied.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 SPIED mean?
SPIED verb- To act as a spy.
- To spot; to catch sight of.
- To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
- To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country.