The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word CHITTERLINGS
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More clues leading to the result CHITTERLINGS
- Sticks around striker, showing guts
- Fish in batter's served after cold offal dish
- In vacant chippies one batters fish guts
- Holds tight, grabbing striker to get this dish
- Caught and struck fish, in short, cut guts
- Holds on catching batsman, showing guts
- Keeps close, eating swinger’s soul food
- Some soul food: batter-filled sticks
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The straight part
We know that "guts" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case guts = chitterlings.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 CHITTERLINGS mean?
CHITTERLINGS noun- Small intestine, boiled and fried, usually of a pig. Sometimes prepared with hog maws.
- The frill to the breast of a shirt.
- A single piece of chitterlings (intestine used as food).