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What does "perhaps" mean in a cryptic crossword clue?

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Querty | 22:01 Fri 28th Oct 2011 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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Can anyone please tell me what ""perhaps" means in a cryptic crossword clue?
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Perhaps does sometimes mean an anagram, but it can also mean a word which is an example of the clue. In this case, the answer is SUPPLANT. SUPPLANT means replace, and is SUP (drink) plus PLANT (an example of a vegetable).
10:25 Sat 29th Oct 2011
could be an anagram or a play on words
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Thank you, Beckersjay. So, replace drink with vegetable perhaps, might be squash? or squashes as we need 8 letters?
Perhaps, though the wording of the clue seems to suggest a singular answer, and squashes is plural. Any letters?
Perhaps does sometimes mean an anagram, but it can also mean a word which is an example of the clue. In this case, the answer is SUPPLANT. SUPPLANT means replace, and is SUP (drink) plus PLANT (an example of a vegetable).
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Supplant is, as laways so simple and obvious now that I have the answer thank you, Salty!
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Also knowing that "perhaps" may mean an example is the more important part of your answer, as it's the tool I need for future clues. "Maybe" ditto?

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