Cryptic crossword clue
Support a length of rope 5

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

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What does BRAIL mean?

BRAIL noun
  1. A small rope used to truss up sails.
  2. A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.
  3. A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.
  4. (in the plural) The feathers around a hawk's rump.
BRAIL verb
  1. To reef, shorten or strike sail using brails.

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