Cryptic crossword clue
Traitor not quite right to frame lawyer 5

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

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We know that "Traitor" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case traitor = judas.
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What does JUDAS mean?

JUDAS noun
  1. A traitor; a person not to be trusted.
  2. A small hole in a door through which a person can spy without being seen from the other side, used especially in prisons; a Judas-hole.

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