The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word AMASSED
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result AMASSED
- A trick shot on area of snooker table gets built up
- Piled up, a sea enveloping a ship
- Gather a fool plunged into sea
- Collected idiot found in a body of water
- Gathered together, dressed up as dames
- Collected a service note by front door
- Gathered a boat is moored in a stretch of water off Perpignan
- A shot on table, drunkard finally gathered
- Collected a fool in the sea
- A religious service English divines originally put together
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The straight part
We know that "Built up" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case built up = amassed.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 AMASSED mean?
AMASSED verb- To collect into a mass or heap.
- To gather a great quantity of; to accumulate.
- Having been gathered or assembled in a large group.