The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CUFFS
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More clues leading to the result CUFFS
- Strikes on the wrists?
- Smacks on the wrist?
- See females in America showing restraint
- Smacks son climbing to the top, getting graze
- Hits copper with brief expression of annoyance
- Clips for bracelets
- Strikes policeman carrying these
- Strikes as copper’s restraining two females
- Copper’s restraining two fellows in manacles
- Copper grabs two fellows at school and clobbers
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The straight part
We know that "Smacks" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case smacks = cuffs.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 CUFFS mean?
CUFFS noun- Glove; mitten
- The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist
- The end of a pants leg, folded up
- Handcuffs
- To furnish with cuffs.
- To handcuff.
- A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.
- To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.
- To fight; to scuffle; to box.
- To buffet.
- The scruff of the neck.