The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DOORWAY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result DOORWAY
- Cross about article blocking extremely windy entrance
- Black Rod’s position? “Party needs alternative direction”
- Opening 24 hours of hostilities as described by Oxford historian?
- Party with old man engaging women in entrance
- Party’s case for other approach giving us access
- Move irregularly, cross getting comeuppance in opening
- Entrance in rebuilt woodyard unfinished
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The straight part
We know that "entrance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case entrance = doorway.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does DOORWAY mean?
DOORWAY noun- The passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance into a house or a room.