The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HUTCH
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What does HUTCH mean?
HUTCH noun- A cage for keeping rabbits, guinea pigs, etc.
- A piece of furniture in which items may be displayed.
- A measure of two Winchester bushels.
- The case of a flour bolt.
- A car on low wheels, in which coal is drawn in the mine and hoisted out of the pit.
- A jig or trough for ore dressing or washing ore.
- A baker's kneading-trough.
- To hoard or lay up, in a chest.
- To wash (ore) in a box or jig.