The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WHOLE
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More clues leading to the result WHOLE
- Complete dump, by the sound of it
- Unabridged opening in speech
- Complete? With gap
- Perfect sound from space
- With flaw in one piece
- Undamaged, but unattractive place reportedly
- Complete dump by the sound of it
- Western part of golf course is complete
- Total void, by the sound of it?
- Like people giving 100 per cent, where they all do badly
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The straight part
We know that "Unabridged" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case unabridged = whole.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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What does WHOLE mean?
WHOLE noun- Something complete, without any parts missing.
- An entirety.
- Entire, undivided.
- Sound, uninjured, healthy.
- (of food) From which none of its constituents has been removed.
- As yet unworked.
- In entirety; entirely; wholly.