Cryptic crossword clue
Writer of verses for Mass 5

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

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What does POUND mean?

POUND noun
  1. A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
  2. A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of weight when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.
  3. The symbol # (octothorpe, hash)
  4. The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence.
  5. Any of various units of currency used in Egypt and Lebanon, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus and Israel.
  6. Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.
  7. Abbreviation for pound-force, a unit of force/weight. Using this abbreviation to describe pound-force is inaccurate and unscientific.
POUND noun
  1. A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals. An animal shelter.
  2. A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc. Short form of impound.
  3. A section of a canal between two adjacent locks.
  4. A kind of fishing net, having a large enclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
POUND verb
  1. To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
POUND noun
  1. A hard blow.
POUND verb
  1. To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
  2. To crush to pieces; to pulverize.
  3. To eat or drink very quickly.
  4. To pitch consistently to a certain location.
  5. (of a body part, generally heart, blood, or head) To beat strongly or throb.
  6. To penetrate sexually, with vigour.
  7. To advance heavily with measured steps.
  8. To make a jarring noise, as when running.
  9. To wager a pound on.

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