Cryptic crossword clue
Socialists pursuing Conservative split 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "split" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case split = cleft.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CLEFT mean?

CLEFT noun
  1. An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
  2. A piece made by splitting.
  3. A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
CLEFT verb
  1. To syntactically separate a prominent constituent from the rest of the clause that concerns it, such as threat in "The threat which I saw but which he didn't see, was his downfall."
CLEFT verb
  1. To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
  2. To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces.
  3. To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting.
  4. To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.
  5. To split.
  6. Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division.
CLEFT adjective
  1. Split, divided, or partially divided into two.

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