Cryptic crossword clue
Consular agent advances date once familiar to Romans 7

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

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What does CALENDS mean?

CALENDS noun
  1. Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.
  2. A means to determine the date consisting of a document containing dates and other temporal information.
  3. A list of planned events.
  4. An orderly list or enumeration of persons, things, or events; a schedule.
  5. An appointment book (US), appointment diary (UK)
CALENDS noun
  1. Often with initial capital: the first day of a month
  2. (by extension) A day for settling debts and other accounts.
  3. (by extension) Synonym of Rosh Hodesh
  4. The first day of something; a beginning.

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