The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GIRLS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result GIRLS
- Misses US Army man Stevenson
- Soldier drills regularly in April, May, June, etc
- Misses reverse gear
- Misses good camera, one that’s been recalled
- American soldier’s circling both directions to get young ladies
- US soldier starts to raise Luger and stupidly misses
- & 28. Pop group‘s opening parts of ‘5,4,3,2,1’
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What does GIRLS mean?
GIRLS noun- A female child, adolescent, or a young woman.
- A young female animal.
- (sometimes offensive) A woman, especially a young woman
- A female servant; a maid. (see usage notes)
- A queen (the playing card.)
- A term of endearment. (see usage notes)
- One's girlfriend.
- One's daughter.
- A roebuck two years old.
- Cocaine, especially in powder form.
- (somewhat childish) A female (tree, gene, etc).
- A boy or man who is weak or sentimental.
- To feminize or girlify; to gender as a girl or as for girls.
- (somewhat informal) To staff with or as a girl or girls.
- A woman's breasts.