The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GONDOLA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result GONDOLA
- Day in lagoon, floating around in this?
- Departs in lagoon after repairing canal craft
- Leave to see the sights of US city, adopting new water transport
- Boat moved along, accepting fare
- Indian state holds new star losing head in cabin
- Pleasure boat‘s working day contributing to a record turnover
- . Canal boat beginning to drift in lagoon aimlessly
- Travelling on a gold canal boat
- Party in a long foreign craft
- Transport moved along accepting fare
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What does GONDOLA mean?
GONDOLA noun- A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.
- A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.
- A type of open railway car with low sides, used to carry heavy freight such as crushed rock or steel.
- A free-standing shelving unit in a supermarket.
- To travel by gondola.