The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SEWER
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SEWER
- Channel in Hebrew essentially making a comeback
- Small vessel that's for transporting 18
- Seamstress among those we recommend
- Vessel connected to second pipe
- Pipe, small vessel
- Channel showing every western ever recorded, initially
- Filthy place, son, jug
- Urban amenity visionary put in place around capital of Wales
- Drain into small vessel
- Waste taken away in this small jug
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The straight part
We know that "Waste taken away in this" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case waste taken away in this = sewer.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 SEWER mean?
SEWER noun- A pipe or system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.
- To provide (a place) with a system of sewers.
- A servant attending at a meal who is responsible for seating arrangements, serving dishes, etc.
- One who sews.
- A small tortricid moth, the larva of which sews together the edges of a leaf using silk.