Cryptic crossword clue
Tube in street next to hospital department 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "Tube" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tube = stent.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does STENT mean?

STENT noun
  1. A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure.
STENT verb
  1. To insert a stent or tube into a blood vessel.
STENT noun
  1. An allotted portion; a stint.
STENT verb
  1. To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint.
  2. To stint; to stop; to cease.

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