The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RESPOND
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result RESPOND
- Tortured person first to divulge answer
- Suspect ponders answer
- React in despair when Republican unseats Democrat
- Ponders complicated answer
- Come back — ailing person has died
- Ponders, when confused, to get answer
- Answer some correspondence
- Answer from soldiers on South Atlantic
- Concerned with South American writer with no heart to answer
- Tear around special donut counter
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The straight part
We know that "Answer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case answer = respond.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 RESPOND mean?
RESPOND noun- A response.
- A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.
- A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch.
- To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
- To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.
- To correspond with; to suit.
- To satisfy; to answer.
- To be liable for payment.