The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DASHBOARD
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More clues leading to the result DASHBOARD
- Ruin meals for the panel
- Pinch directors’ display of instruments
- Disappoint the hopes of the directors with control panel
- Panel get on after a blow
- Wild animal died after smash against car’s instrument panel
- Part of estate, maybe, to frustrate group of executives
- Motoring panel, race directors
- Confound committee panel in 7 Across
- Bolt to piece of wood, forming panel
- Panel of motorists to frustrate directors
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The straight part
We know that "panel in 7 Across" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case panel in 7 across = dashboard.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 DASHBOARD mean?
DASHBOARD noun- A panel under the windscreen of a motor car or aircraft, containing indicator dials, compartments, and sometimes controls.
- An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves.
- A graphical user interface in the form of or resembling a motor car dashboard.
- The float of a paddle wheel.
- To organize in a dashboard format.