The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MATED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result MATED
- Deputy head finally married
- After uprising, some cadet amicably joined up
- Ship’s officer died, finished off on board
- Old Woman youthful chap in 50s married
- Married CEO consuming high tea?
- Got married without the Church – married still
- United finished the game
- Got together, after a final check
- Following sex-change, inevitable to get wed
- Doctor has chowed down with a partner?
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The straight part
We know that "United/finished the game" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case united/finished the game = mated.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MATED mean?
MATED verb- To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
- (by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
- To match, fit together without space between.
- To copulate.
- To pair in order to raise offspring
- To arrange in matched pairs.
- To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
- (of an animal) To copulate with.
- To marry; to match (a person).
- To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
- To fit (objects) together without space between.
- To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
- To confuse; to confound.
- Fitted together or interlocked