The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word REINS
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More clues leading to the result REINS
- Stop! Time to get out without wearing straps
- Means of checking report of wet weather
- Controls only half restored
- Are inside keeping some measure of control
- Checks rules for pronunciation
- Government’s abolishing good checks
- Rider’s requirement of rules for audition
- Means of controlling rinse cycles
- Restrictions in no-go areas
- Controls territories ignoring government order at first
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What does REINS mean?
REINS noun- A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child.
- An instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing.
- To direct or stop a horse by using reins.
- To restrain; to control; to check.
- To obey directions given with the reins.
- (chiefly in plural) A kidney.
- The inward impulses; the affections and passions, formerly supposed to be located in the area of the kidneys.
- The kidneys.
- The lower part of the back.
- The loins.
- The parts of a vault between the crown and the spring or abutment, including, and having especial reference to, the loading or filling behind the shell of the vault.