The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CORACLE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result CORACLE
- Boat made from carbon, sign of things to come
- Small craft with a carbon line in the centre
- I’m ready for a row, caught by authoritative statement
- Officer leading lots of people across lake in small boat
- Boat clubs backed by authority
- . Delphi Visionary is written on bow of canal boat
- Boat picked up sea forecast
- Boat that’s rounded cape seen by prophet
- Crafty thing – phwoar! – with lace shift
- Blimey! Alec capsized the boat
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The straight part
We know that "Boat that’s rounded" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case boat that’s rounded = coracle.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 CORACLE mean?
CORACLE noun- A small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork and made watertight with hides or pitch, propelled and steered with a single paddle and light enough to be carried on a person's back.