Cryptic crossword clue
A report shocking magistrate once 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PRAETOR

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The straight part
We know that "magistrate once" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case magistrate once = praetor.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PRAETOR mean?

PRAETOR noun
  1. (history) The title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time:
  2. (by extension) A high civic or administrative official, especially a chief magistrate or mayor. Sometimes used as a title.
  3. (translating Italian "pretore") The title of the chief magistrate, the mayor, and/or the podestà in Palermo, in Verona, and in various other parts of 17th- and 18th-century Italy.

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