What does the cryptic crossword clue "Crowd booting out king? This shows a lot of cheek (5)" mean?

The definition is "This shows a lot of cheek". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). TH (synonym="r") + ONG (synonym=""crowd" booting out R (Rex, so "king"") = THONG The answer is THONG.

Crowd booting out king? This shows a lot of cheek (5)

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