The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HOCKS
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What does HOCKS mean?
HOCKS noun- A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.
- The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.
- Meat from that part of a food animal.
- To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
- To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
- To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly
- To cough heavily, esp. causing uvular frication.