The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PRECISE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result PRECISE
- Creep is awful? Exactly right!
- Text summary needs English to be accurate
- Correct point at end of summary
- Bang on about recipes
- Exact recipe’s worked out
- Very complicated recipes
- Accurate summary given poor grade
- Particular recipes rewritten
- Cooked crepes, one is filling for definite
- Force to accept Church upset faithful
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The straight part
We know that "Exactly right" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case exactly right = precise.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 PRECISE mean?
PRECISE verb- (NNES or European Union documents) To make or render precise; to specify.
- Exact, accurate
- (of experimental results) consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value)
- Adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious