The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CREATES
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result CREATES
- Boxes jammed with European coins
- Kicks up fuss about energy-saving tariffs
- Makes Charlie see art fancifully
- 16 Makes a secret assignation
- Boxes boxes sweetheart makes
- Designs strong boxes to carry drug
- Makes fusses
- Generates energy, loaded?
- Makes a fuss when a secret is found out
- Establishes a secret organization
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The straight part
We know that "makes" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case makes = creates.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 CREATES mean?
CREATES verb- To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
- To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion.
- To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute.
- To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative.
- In theatre, to be the first performer of a role; to originate a character.
- To make a fuss, complain; to shout.