The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GUINEAS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does GUINEAS mean?
GUINEAS noun- A person of Italian descent.
- A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.
- Any of several African birds of the family Numididae (6 species) resembling partridges.