Cryptic crossword clue
Clamps down on crossing points: fine to go through 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Clamps down on/Clamps down on" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case clamps down on/clamps down on = stifles.
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 STIFLES mean?

STIFLES noun
  1. A hind knee of various mammals, especially horses.
  2. A bone disease of this region.
STIFLES verb
  1. To interrupt or cut off.
  2. To repress, keep in or hold back.
  3. To smother or suffocate.
  4. To feel smothered etc.
  5. To die of suffocation.
  6. To treat a silkworm cocoon with steam as part of the process of silk production.

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