Cryptic crossword clue
Ship with cargo of sweet potatoes 5

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

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What does SPUDS mean?

SPUDS noun
  1. A potato.
  2. A hole in a sock.
  3. A type of short nut (fastener) threaded on both ends.
  4. Anything short and thick.
  5. A piece of dough boiled in fat.
  6. (usually in the plural) A testicle.
  7. A dagger.
  8. A digging fork with three broad prongs.
  9. A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc.
  10. A barking spud; a long-handled tool for removing bark from logs.

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