The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FRIED
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More clues leading to the result FRIED
- Nameless chum under the influence of drugs?
- Unnamed mate, exhausted or drunk?
- On this day, man cooked
- Cooked food really is excellent, deserves tips
- Cooked as French — in other words, entrée for dinner
- FBI agent takes Rhode Island prisoner to be electrocuted
- Exhausted mate, not new
- The day the journalist was burned out
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The straight part
We know that "exhausted/drunk?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case exhausted/drunk? = fried.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does FRIED mean?
FRIED adjective- Cooked by frying.
- (specifically, of an egg) Fried with the yolk unbroken.
- Cooked in a deep fryer or pressure fryer or the like after being coated (breaded) in batter; compare deep-fried.
- (of computer equipment) Broken as a result of excessive heat or an electrical surge.
- Stoned; under the influence of drugs
- Extremely tired due to exertion or stress; exhausted
- A method of cooking food.
- To be affected by extreme heat or current.