The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MADISON
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More clues leading to the result MADISON
- President Danton, at first in his own house?
- I must stop crazy boy becoming president
- Nice house around back of cardboard city
- Cycle event from French house includes first stage to Dijon
- Old US president’s domains regulated
- 1 Free admission is not included for cycling event
- One’s willing to follow crackpot President
- Enthusiastic boy, one entering cycle event
- Crazy is running for president
- Angry boy grabbing one US President
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The straight part
We know that "Cycle event" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cycle event = madison.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MADISON mean?
MADISON noun- A two-man track cycling event in which partners take turns to race round the track a number of times, and then must exchange places with a partner by means of a hand sling.