Cryptic crossword clue
Beat with a ruler for conniving 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "conniving" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case conniving = winking.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does WINKING mean?

WINKING verb
  1. To close one's eyes in sleep.
  2. To close one's eyes.
  3. Usually followed by at: to look the other way, to turn a blind eye.
  4. To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.
  5. To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)
  6. To gleam fitfully or intermitently; to twinkle; to flicker.
WINKING noun
  1. The act of someone who winks.

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