The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word AMPHORA
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More clues leading to the result AMPHORA
- Old jar of what could be insect repellent — unopened, note
- Live broadcast recommending a large jar
- American soldiers outside pub having a jar
- Ancient storage jar of pharaohfor storage of money
- Start to accept representative house god in vessel
- Grecian urn of lead-free pungent mineral on core of alabaster
- Harpo Marx’s half-broken jar
- Jar arm and hop around before applying a tiny bit of arnica
- Essential oil, first off, needs a jar
- Jar from pub, steeped in exotic aroma
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The straight part
We know that "Ancient storage jar" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ancient storage jar = amphora.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does AMPHORA mean?
AMPHORA noun- A two-handled jar with a narrow neck that was used in ancient times to store or carry wine or oil.
- One of various units for measuring liquid or volume during the Roman Empire, measuring between 18.5 and 39 litres depending on the variant.
- Ancient unit of volume, for the measurement of the internal capacity of a ship.
- In botany, the lower valve of the fruit that opens transversely.