Cryptic crossword clue
Silly person in clip 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "Silly person/clip" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case silly person/clip = prune.
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 PRUNE mean?

PRUNE noun
  1. A plum.
  2. The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.
  3. An old woman, especially a wrinkly one.
PRUNE verb
  1. To become wrinkled like a dried plum, as the fingers and toes do when kept submerged in water.
PRUNE verb
  1. To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.
  2. To cut down or shorten (by the removal of unnecessary material).
  3. To remove unnecessary branches from a tree data structure.
  4. To preen; to prepare; to dress.

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