Cryptic crossword clue
Watering holes draw in European animals 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "animals" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case animals = bears.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BEARS mean?

BEARS noun
  1. A large omnivorous mammal, related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of family Ursidae.
  2. A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.
  3. An investor who sells commodities, securities or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices.
  4. A state policeman (short for smokey bear).
  5. A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.
  6. A portable punching machine.
  7. A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.
  8. The fifteenth Lenormand card.
  9. Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore.
BEARS verb
  1. To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.
BEARS verb
  1. To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
  2. To support, sustain, or endure.
  3. To support, keep up, or maintain.
  4. To press or impinge upon.
  5. To produce, yield, give birth to.
  6. (originally nautical) To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere).
  7. To gain or win.

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