Cryptic crossword clue
State stays in front 5

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

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What does GUISE mean?

GUISE noun
  1. Customary way of speaking or acting; fashion, manner, practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)
  2. External appearance in manner or dress; appropriate indication or expression; garb; shape.
  3. Misleading appearance; cover, cloak.
GUISE verb
  1. To dress.
  2. To act as a guiser; to go dressed up in a parade etc.

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