The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BALDRIC
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result BALDRIC
- Blunt fatty shortened belt
- Smooth end drops off magnificent belt
- Belt is naked and spicy, but not hard
- Edmund’s servant shortened warrior’s belt
- Belt for weapons, stark
- Where sword goes is obvious, and nearly ironic
- Sash worn, mostly decorated
- Bob Aldrich had worn a belt of sorts
- Warrior’s belt is smooth, most ornate
- It's plain — price is essentially for leather belt
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The straight part
We know that "belt" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case belt = baldric.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 BALDRIC mean?
BALDRIC noun- A belt used to hold a sword, sometimes richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip.