Cryptic crossword clue
Sharp petty officer popular outside of Torquay

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word POINTY

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The straight part
We know that "Sharp" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sharp = pointy.
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 POINTY mean?

POINTY noun
  1. Any pointed object.
POINTY adjective
  1. Pointed in shape; having a point or points.
  2. In the Raku programming language: being a block or subroutine that acts as a closure accepting a list of parameters (denoted by the pointed arrow symbol ->).

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