Cryptic crossword clue
Characters that lean, showing stress 7

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

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What does ITALICS mean?

ITALICS noun
  1. A typeface in which the letters slant to the right.
  2. An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance.
ITALICS noun
  1. Letters in an italic typeface.

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