Cryptic crossword clue
Berkshire town's sheds 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "sheds" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sheds = sloughs.
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What does SLOUGHS mean?

SLOUGHS noun
  1. The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.
  2. Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.
SLOUGHS verb
  1. To shed (skin).
  2. To slide off (like a layer of skin).
  3. To discard.
  4. (Western US) To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission. (compare ditch)
SLOUGHS noun
  1. A muddy or marshy area.
  2. (Eastern United States) A type of swamp or shallow lake system, typically formed as or by the backwater of a larger waterway, similar to a bayou with trees.
  3. (Western United States) A secondary channel of a river delta, usually flushed by the tide.
  4. A state of depression.
  5. A small pond, often alkaline, many but not all formed by glacial potholes.

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