Cryptic crossword clue
They used to make up films about golfer 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "They used to make up films" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case they used to make up films = reels.
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 REELS mean?

REELS noun
  1. A shaky or unsteady gait.
  2. A lively dance originating in Scotland; also, the music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.
  3. A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
  4. A machine on which yarn is wound and measured into lays and hanks, —-- for cotton or linen it is fifty-four inches in circuit; for worsted, thirty inches.
  5. A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.
  6. A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.
REELS verb
  1. To wind on a reel.
  2. To spin or revolve repeatedly.
  3. To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
  4. To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
  5. (with back) To back off or step away unsteadily and quickly.
  6. To make or cause to reel.
  7. To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
  8. To be in shock.
  9. To roll.

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