The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word VIDEO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result VIDEO
- Record kept by Crusoe, divided up
- Victor Middleton regularly recording
- Director engaged in battle over film
- 6 oddly died on film
- Recording number six: poem, start to finish
- Half of capital’s spent making film
- Against one male withdrawing from protest film
- Record 500 in battle getting oxygen
- Recording of Monroe divorce rejected
- Odeon? DVD? I mean, potentially there’s an easier way to watch a film
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The straight part
We know that "recording" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case recording = video.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.
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What does VIDEO mean?
VIDEO noun- Television, television show, movie.
- A short film clip, with or without audio (as in a music video, or one of the plethora of user-generated short movies on sites such as YouTube).
- Motion picture stored on VHS or some other format.
- VHS.
- To record using a video camera, to videotape
- To record a television program