Cryptic crossword clue
Borders that may come down close to bridges? 7

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does FRINGES mean?

FRINGES noun
  1. Hair hanging over the forehead.
  2. A hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead.
FRINGES noun
  1. Brucellosis, a bacterial disease.
FRINGES noun
  1. A decorative border.
  2. A marginal or peripheral part.
  3. Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding unorthodox views.
  4. The periphery of a town or city.
  5. A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.
  6. Non-mainstream theatre.
  7. The peristome or fringe-like appendage of the capsules of most mosses.
  8. The area around the green
  9. Used attributively with reference to Aboriginal people living on the edge of towns etc.
  10. A daypart that precedes or follows prime time.
FRINGES verb
  1. To decorate with fringe.
  2. To serve as a fringe.

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