Cryptic crossword clue
Configures strongholds around the Bay State 7

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

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What does FORMATS mean?

FORMATS noun
  1. The layout of a publication or document.
  2. (hence) The form of presentation of something.
  3. The type of programming that a radio station broadcasts; such as a certain genre of music, news, sports, talk, etc.
  4. A file type.
FORMATS verb
  1. To create or edit the layout of a document.
  2. Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.
  3. To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.

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