The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word WAT
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The straight part
We know that "Temple with a roof in Thailand" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case temple with a roof in thailand = wat.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does WAT mean?
WAT noun- A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia.
- A kind of stew or curry eaten in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
- (Singlish) Used to contradict an underlying assumption held by the interlocutor.
- (usually followed by "with," but also sometimes "would" or "might," especially in finance) In some manner or degree; in part; partly. See also what with
- Such.
- Why.
- Used to introduce each of two coordinate phrases or concepts; both…and.
- (interrogative) Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used interrogatively in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
- That which; those that; the thing that.
- (relative) That; which; who.
- Whatever.
- (Singlish) Used to contradict an underlying assumption held by the interlocutor.