Cryptic crossword clue
Card-sharpers returning from the Holy Land? 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Card-sharpers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case card-sharpers = palmers.
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 PALMERS mean?

PALMERS noun
  1. A pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary.
PALMERS noun
  1. A ferule used to punish schoolboys by striking their palms.
PALMERS noun
  1. One who palms or cheats, as at cards or dice.
PALMERS noun
  1. Any small, terrestrial invertebrate, usually an agricultural pest and having many legs and a hairy body.
  2. A gelechiid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, destructive to fruit trees.

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