The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FACET
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result FACET
- Feature of gem, diamond maybe, wrapped in paper
- Side with expert in the paper
- . Truth about terminal failure of plane
- Newspaper covers one aspect
- Feature in newspaper is great!
- This newspaper carrying excellent feature
- Aspect of Spain no fiction’s written about
- Small plane ultimately inadequate, in truth
- Expert appearing in newspaper feature
- Undisputed bit of information about English side
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What does FACET mean?
FACET noun- Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
- One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things.
- One of a series of things, such as steps in a project.
- One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.
- A smooth circumscribed surface.
- Any of the small joints at each segment of the spine that provide stability and help guide motion
- The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.
- A face of codimension 1 of a polytope.
- A criterion that can be used to sort and filter, such as the colour or size of products in an online store.
- To cut a facet into a gemstone.