Cryptic crossword clue
Thirty-one days of military music 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "Thirty-one days/military music" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case thirty-one days/military music = march.
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What does MARCH mean?

MARCH noun
  1. A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies.
  2. A political rally or parade
  3. Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music)
  4. Steady forward movement or progression.
  5. (euchre) The feat of taking all the tricks of a hand.
MARCH verb
  1. To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.
  2. To cause someone to walk somewhere.
  3. To go to war; to make military advances.
  4. To make steady progress.
MARCH noun
  1. A border region, especially one originally set up to defend a boundary.
  2. A region at a frontier governed by a marquess.
  3. Any of various territories with similar meanings or etymologies in their native languages.
MARCH verb
  1. To have common borders or frontiers
MARCH noun
  1. Smallage.

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