The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BALONEY
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result BALONEY
- Nonsense exclusively exposed in Times
- Line written by individual in tree is nonsense
- Howl about unaccompanied twaddle
- American cobblers’ links traceable back to Emilia Romagna?
- A learner, one taken in by deceptive talk
- Only taken in by foolish talk!
- Cobblers fitting sole in alcove
- Single-handedly cutting through claptrap
- Horsey type eats single sausage
- Laurel eats unaccompanied tripe
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The straight part
We know that "American cobblers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case american cobblers = baloney.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does BALONEY mean?
BALONEY noun- A type of sausage; bologna.
- Nonsense.