Cryptic crossword clue
Seaweed in a basin 5

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

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What does LAVER mean?

LAVER noun
  1. A red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata), eaten as a vegetable.
  2. Other seaweeds similar in appearance or use, especially:
LAVER noun
  1. One who laves: a washer.
  2. Where one laves, a washroom, particularly a lavatorium, the washing area in a monastery.
  3. That which laves, particularly a washbasin.

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