The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CUSTOMS
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More clues leading to the result CUSTOMS
- Uses swearword when coming across cat
- Conservative, primarily, so must get working for established behaviours
- Border traditions
- Traditions of border location?
- Copper works without energy, accepting small duties
- Regular habits and duties
- Swear about man’s habits
- Investigators of closed cases?
- Taxes on 9Ac is a set of traditional practices
- Drug users may get trapped by these habits
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The straight part
We know that "duties" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case duties = customs.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 CUSTOMS mean?
CUSTOMS noun- (in the plural) The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods.
- (in the singular) The government department or agency that is authorised to collect the taxes imposed on imported goods.
- Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
- Traditional beliefs or rituals
- Habitual buying of goods; practice of frequenting, as a shop, factory, etc., for making purchases or giving orders; business support.
- Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent; usage. See Usage, and Prescription.
- Familiar acquaintance; familiarity.
- Toll, tax, or tribute.
- To make familiar; to accustom.
- To supply with customers.
- To pay the customs of.
- To have a custom.