Cryptic crossword clue
Valid noise 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SOUND

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The straight part

We know that "Valid/noise" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case valid/noise = sound.

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What does SOUND mean?

1. Healthy.
2. Complete, solid, or secure.
3. Having the property of soundness.
4. Good; acceptable; decent.
5. (of sleep) Quiet and deep. Sound asleep means sleeping peacefully, often deeply.
6. Heavy; laid on with force.
7. Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.

1. Soundly.

1. Yes; used to show agreement or understanding, generally without much enthusiasm.

1. A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
2. A vibration capable of causing such sensations.
3. A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc
4. Noise without meaning; empty noise.
5. Earshot, distance within which a certain noise may be heard.

1. To produce a sound.
2. To convey an impression by one's sound.
3. To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
4. To resound.
5. (often with in) To arise or to be recognizable as arising in or from a particular area of law.
6. To cause to produce a sound.
7. (of a vowel or consonant) To pronounce.

1. A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.
2. The air bladder of a fish.
3. A cuttlefish.

1. An instrument for probing or dilating; a sonde.

1. A long, thin probe for sounding body cavities or canals such as the urethra.

1. Dive downwards, used of a whale.
2. To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.
3. Test; ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.
4. To examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion.

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