The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word COURT
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More clues leading to the result COURT
- What solicitors do in place of trials?
- Try and try to get in satirical poet's good books?
- Ring found in sharp suit pressed here
- Take out royal household
- Seek to marry – finding love, in summary
- Ball lands in short playing area
- Curry favour with tribunal
- There may be one on the bench here in playing area
- Short’s got nothing in enclosure
- Entourage play tennis here — and try to win
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The straight part
We know that "Try/try to get in satirical poet's good books?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case try/try to get in satirical poet's good books? = court.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does COURT mean?
COURT noun- An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
- (social) Royal society.
- Attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favor; politeness of manner; civility towards someone
- The administration of law.
- A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, squash, badminton, volleyball and some other games
- To seek to achieve or win.
- To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
- To try to win a commitment to marry from.
- To engage in behavior leading to mating.
- To attempt to attract.
- To attempt to gain alliance with.
- To engage in activities intended to win someone's affections.
- To engage in courtship behavior.
- To invite by attractions; to allure; to attract.