Cryptic crossword clue
Tolerate two chessmen 5

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

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What does BROOK mean?

BROOK verb
  1. To use; enjoy; have the full employment of.
  2. To earn; deserve.
  3. To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate (usually used in the negative, with an abstract noun as object).
BROOK noun
  1. A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.
  2. A water meadow.
  3. (in the plural) Low, marshy ground.

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