Cryptic crossword clue
Study chapter on a gastropod 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "gastropod" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case gastropod = conch.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does CONCH mean?

CONCH noun
  1. A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
  2. The shell of this sea animal.
  3. A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet.
  4. The semidome of an apse, or the apse itself.
CONCH verb
  1. To refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers.
  2. To play a conch seashell as a musical instrument, by blowing through a hole made close to the origin of the spiral.
CONCH noun
  1. A machine (rather like a rotating pestle and mortar) used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding.
  2. A person who operates such a machine.

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