Thick rope (5)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">thick rope</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(cable can mean a rope or wire)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for cable that I've seen before include "Hawser, wire" , "Conductor for transmitting electric power" , "Wire; message" , "Communications wire" , "Rope for communication" .)
(Other definitions for hawser that I've seen before include "Large heavy rope" , "tower" , "Heavy rope for nautical use" , "Heavy cable for securing ships" , "Thick mooring rope" .)