The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MILLION
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result MILLION
- Factory close to Scottish island dismissing a large number
- Square mark on the Italian hero
- Philosopher, one working a large amount
- A lot of factory is only half working
- Large number move aimlessly forward round island
- Large number in factory working after one
- Large number or small number in poor shape I’m turning over
- Quantity produced by factory with one working?
- 12-across listened to Eminem product?
- Factory I have gutted for a large sum
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The straight part
We know that "A lot" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a lot = million.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 MILLION mean?
MILLION numeral- (long and short scales) The cardinal number 1,000,000: 106; a thousand thousand.
- An unspecified very large number.