The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LATRINE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result LATRINE
- Trio taken short in country road, finding toilet
- After training, I learnt where to go in the army
- Alert in manoeuvres, soldiers go here
- Engineer let rain into bog
- Tenor getting into row about a right crappy place?
- Let rain wash the public toilet
- Held up crossing river in can
- Crude line art on its wall
- Short note about decomposed rat discovered in waste disposal unit
- Bedraggled rat in queue for toilet
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The straight part
We know that "Can" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case can = latrine.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 LATRINE mean?
LATRINE noun- An open trench or pit used for urination and defecation.
- Any facility or device used for urination or defecation, whether toilet, lavatory, or outhouse.
- A chamber pot.