Cryptic crossword clue
Books from dump missing covers and devoured by rodents 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Books" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case books = volumes.
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 VOLUMES mean?

VOLUMES noun
  1. A three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement.
  2. Strength of sound; loudness.
  3. The issues of a periodical over a period of one year.
  4. A bound book.
  5. A single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia.
  6. A roll or scroll, which was the form of ancient books.
  7. Quantity.
  8. A rounded mass or convolution.
  9. The total supply of money in circulation or, less frequently, total amount of credit extended, within a specified national market or worldwide.
  10. An accessible storage area with a single file system, typically resident on a single partition of a hard disk.
VOLUMES verb
  1. To be conveyed through the air, waft.
  2. To cause to move through the air, waft.
  3. To swell.

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