Cryptic crossword clue
Card players and coach get on board 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ENTRAIN

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The straight part
We know that "get on board" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case get on board = entrain.
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 ENTRAIN mean?

ENTRAIN verb
  1. To draw along as a current does.
  2. To suspend small particles in the current of a fluid.
  3. To set up or propagate a signal, such as an oscillation.
  4. To encarriage, to conjoin, to link; as in a series of entities, elements, objects or processes.
  5. (neurobiology) To become trained or conditioned in a pattern of brain behavior.
ENTRAIN verb
  1. To get into or board a railway train.
  2. To put aboard a railway train.

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