The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SO-SO
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More clues leading to the result SO-SO
- Indifferent emergency appeal gains nought
- Indifferent over after spinner on song initially
- Average emergency call needs oxygen
- Appeal for help and love just about acceptable?
- Very very average!
- Indifferent beginning to operation after distress call
- Help us love moderate
- Very good … very good … distinctly average
- Indifferent appeal by Yorkshire’s number two
- Indifferent when sailor’s grabbed by drunk? Not entirely
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The straight part
We know that "OK" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ok = so-so.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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Crossword Answer definitions
SO-SO adjective- Neither good nor bad; tolerable, passable, indifferent.
- Neither very well nor very poorly.