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What you aim to do, only without Victor (5)

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solve

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'what you aim to do' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun but the answer is not.

'only without victor' is the wordplay.
'only' becomes 'sole' (synonyms).
'without' indicates putting letters inside ('without' can be similar in meaning to 'outside').
'victor' becomes 'V' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'sole' going around 'v' is 'SOLVE'.

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(Other definitions for solve that I've seen before include "Find an answer to (a problem)" , "Find the answer or explanation" , "Settle" , "Unravel (a problem)" , "Find the key - work out" .)

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