The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MARKS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result MARKS
- Celebrates founder of communism, we hear
- Writing about sanctuary earns points
- Acknowledges Kelvin in bar
- Vocal opponent of 22 in former European 22
- Scores brothers heard in Casablanca after dark
- Hearing revolutionary, takes notice
- Targets given by teachers for work
- Indicates position of red giant using sound waves
- Scores with a revolutionary sound
- 22 down philosopher speaking in old 22 down capital
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The straight part
We know that "Symbols" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case symbols = marks.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MARKS mean?
MARKS noun- (heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.
- (heading) Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
- (heading) Indicator of position, objective etc.
- (heading) Attention.
- To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).
- To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).
- To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).
- To create an indication of (a location).
- To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located.
- To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols.
- To create (a mark) on a surface.
- To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.
- (of things) To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).
- (of people) To assign (someone) to a particular category or class.
- (of people) To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose.
- To be a point in time or space at which something takes place; to accompany or be accompanied by (an event, action, etc.); to coincide with.
- To be typical or characteristic of (something).
- To distinguish (one person or thing from another).
- To focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of.
- To become aware of (something) through the physical senses.
- To hold (someone) in one's line of sight.
- To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).
- To record that (someone) has a particular status.
- To keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score.
- To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
- To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
- To sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.
- A measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz.
- An English and Scottish unit of currency (originally valued at one mark weight of silver), equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence.
- Any of various European monetary units, especially the base unit of currency of Germany between 1948 and 2002, equal to 100 pfennigs.
- A coin worth one mark.