The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SPANISH
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SPANISH
- José’s pan is heated, accommodating this kind of omelette?
- Language as relative clutches vessel, hot?
- European bridge is hated, initially
- Bridge is beginning to hinder one means of communication
- Barking shins, dad restrained language
- Spelling is hard when grasping a new language
- European resort has new kind of following
- Foreign language is hard — get cross to start with
- Always the youngster is hugged by mum from Madrid
- Like a bridge in Madrid?
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The straight part
We know that "one means of communication" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one means of communication = spanish.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does SPANISH mean?
SPANISH verb- To subject to spanishing, a printing process in which an ink is deposited on the bottoms and sides of depressions formed in a plastic material