Cryptic crossword clue
Slithery creature, moving earth, finds rat 5

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

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What does SNEAK mean?

SNEAK noun
  1. One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.
  2. A cheat; a con artist.
  3. An informer; a tell-tale.
  4. A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; a daisy-cutter
  5. A sneaker; a tennis shoe.
  6. A play where the quarterback receives the snap and immediately dives forward.
SNEAK verb
  1. To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.
  2. To take something stealthily without permission.
  3. (ditransitive) To stealthily bring someone something.
  4. To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly manner.
  5. (with on) To inform an authority of another's misdemeanours.
SNEAK adjective
  1. In advance; before release to the general public.
  2. In a stealthy or surreptitious manner.

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