The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BODGE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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Buddy explains!
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What does BODGE mean?
BODGE noun- A clumsy or inelegant job, usually a temporary repair; a patch, a repair.
- To do a clumsy or inelegant job, usually as a temporary repair; mend, patch up, repair.
- To work green wood using traditional country methods; to perform the craft of a bodger.
- The water in which a smith would quench items heated in a forge.
- (South East England) A four-wheeled handcart used for transporting goods. Also, a homemade go-cart.
- Insane, off the rails.