The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word FURLONG
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More clues leading to the result FURLONG
- Hair needing to be cut, perhaps, though hardly extending this far!
- Warm coat extended some length
- 220-yard run with golf shot
- A few chains in need of a clip?
- Sprinters used to run this and roll up on finishing at last
- Roll up, going, at first, round about part of a mile
- Time to go for a haircut? It’s just a short sprint
- Length of wood, reportedly pine
- 11 of 9‘s hair in need of a cut?
- Clothing associated with extensive part of course
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The straight part
We know that "220-yard" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case 220-yard = furlong.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does FURLONG mean?
FURLONG noun- A unit of length equal to 220 yards, 1/8 mile, or 201.168 meters, now only used in measuring distances in horse racing.