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

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What does SAVOY mean?

SAVOY noun
  1. Savoy cabbage
  2. An Italian noble family, which became the ruling (hereditary) dynasty of Sardinia and later of Italy
  3. A member of the Savoy noble family

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