The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word EVICT
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More clues leading to the result EVICT
- Turn out fine in the end: I’m out of Casualty
- European champion missing out on gold is put out
- Throw out online winner having no alternative
- Throw out badly behaved civet
- Throw out six in European court
- Old theatre constrained by extremely exuberant turn out
- Remove fault almost kept in film
- Throw out bunch blocking crime victims
- Turn out not as agreed
- Legally remove some of the victims
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The straight part
We know that "will they do this to him" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case will they do this to him = evict.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 EVICT mean?
EVICT verb- To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.