The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STIRRUP
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More clues leading to the result STIRRUP
- Run in to rouse support for equestrian
- Expression of contentment — it's about giving support
- Move rider's head on horseback — put his foot here
- To incite’s about right: rider’s put his foot in it?
- Put foot in it when racing to correct purist about last bit of grammar
- Agitate to acquire right support in Derby?
- Bone, radius, found in fire
- Purr — it’s over rider’s equipment
- Agitate about rider’s first piece of tack
- Right to come in to rouse support for horse-rider
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The straight part
We know that "something in the ear" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case something in the ear = stirrup.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does STIRRUP mean?
STIRRUP noun- A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding.
- (by extension) Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc.
- A stapes.
- A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope.
- Referring to women's pants, a form of trousers commonly worn by women that includes a strap beneath the arch of the foot.