What five-letter word can you extract from the following clues - one letter per clue. Wordplay is fair play.

1. NOON
2. ROYAL PAIN
3. COMMON VERB
4. ROME
5. FIFTY

HINTS:
1. The five-letter word is a proper noun.
2. Some of the clues are in two parts.
3. This is a tricky puzzle.

Answer:

1. NOON - the middle of DAY = A
2. ROYAL PAIN - PEA (Princess and the Pea) = P 
3. COMMON VERB - ARE = R
4. ROME - capital of ITALY = I (capital letter)
5. FIFTY - Roman numeral = L

APRIL - month you might play a trick on someone. 

Credit: Joseph Appel