The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ERECTED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ERECTED
- Stood before court and ended eviscerated
- Electronic playing facility rock ‘n’ roller built
- Put up before court, first pair of defendants turned round
- Created an upstanding journalist
- Set up electronic record to eliminate duplicates initially
- New decree about initiation of talaq established
- Built exotic deer, etc.
- About to enter English court, Edmond’s case is established
- Set up English duke to take Crete break
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The straight part
We know that "established" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case established = erected.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 ERECTED mean?
ERECTED verb- To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.
- To cause to stand up or out.
- To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise.
- To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
- To animate; to encourage; to cheer.
- To cast or draw up (a figure of the heavens, horoscope etc.).
- To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, etc.
- To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute.