The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WAIST
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result WAIST
- Middle week is covered by administrative trainee
- Weight reduced, one is going in here?
- . The Speaker’s worthless bit of skirt?
- Body part rejected, we hear
- Units in temple belt round it perhaps
- Granny’s girdle lying unused by the sound of it
- Rubbish picked up in part of frame
- Area of corporation hearing of extravagance
- Said to sap the strength of narrow part of trunk
- Middle [harmonica] sounding rubbish
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The straight part
We know that "belt round it perhaps" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case belt round it perhaps = waist.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does WAIST mean?
WAIST noun- The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
- A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.
- The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps).
- The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.
- That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
- The middle part of anything.