The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SEINE
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More clues leading to the result SEINE
- I am Minister for Development taking on East European department
- Date boxes in European river
- Sensible sounding flower seen at 24
- River wave, sort of catching tide finally
- Meet about trendy French banker
- Net for flower
- Sort of net used by French watermen
- Watch restrained batting by Flower
- Segment of cruise in eastern river
- Notice harbors in river
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The straight part
We know that "Flower" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case flower = seine.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 SEINE mean?
SEINE noun- A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
- To use a seine, to fish with a seine.