The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word WEBSITE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result WEBSITE
- We swallow the bait, hogging second spot on the Net
- Somewhat reactionary cabinet is bewildered by something in cyberspace
- URL for Guardian Live’s put in
- Various bits occupying tiny pages here
- Black model in tiny place linked to hits?
- Within minute, graduate taking Computer Studies can create this?
- Odd bits included in small Internet contribution
- We take effect around special location on the Net
- Wise bet cast in online portal
- Perhaps Google the location of a Harvester?
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The straight part
We know that "place linked to hits" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case place linked to hits = website.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 WEBSITE mean?
WEBSITE noun- A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server.