Cryptic crossword clue
Sported outside hospital 5

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

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What does WHORE mean?

WHORE noun
  1. Any person (especially a woman) who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.
  2. A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage.
WHORE noun
  1. A person who is sexually promiscuous; a slut.
  2. A person who is unscrupulous, especially one who compromises their principles for gain.
  3. A person who will violate behavioral standards to achieve something desired.
  4. A contemptible person.
WHORE verb
  1. To prostitute oneself.
  2. To engage the services of a prostitute.
  3. To pimp; to pander.
  4. To promote shamelessly.
  5. To pursue false gods.
  6. To pursue false goals.
  7. To overuse something.

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