The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TODAY
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More clues leading to the result TODAY
- Current age of US lawman given in play
- Prosecutor breaks plaything now
- Finish up in Scottish river now
- Play absorbing district attorney at the present time
- Now father’s taken in by flirt
- Now daughter and adult play outside
- Brown-noser slightly shuffled old paper
- 12, 12 for lawyer in miniature
- One of our cheaper competitors of yesteryear or now?
- Creep sending daughter back just now
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The straight part
We know that "now" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case now = today.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 TODAY mean?
TODAY noun- A current day or date.
- From 6am to 6pm on the current day.
- On the current day or date.
- In the current era; nowadays.