The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word OUTED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result OUTED
- Defeated king being removed and exposed
- Defeated king flees, revealed as gay?
- Durban fellow, dandyish youth with secrets revelled
- Urgent case in solving reference made public
- Youth body journalist exposed
- Exposed old vehicle to Australian desert initiation
- Exposed due to malfunction
- Native American involved in drug problem exposed
- Exposed stripped body seen around Aussie’s truck
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The straight part
We know that "made public" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case made public = outed.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 OUTED mean?
OUTED verb- To eject; to expel.
- To reveal (a person) as LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc).
- To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.
- To reveal (a secret).
- To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public or apparent.