The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CONSIGN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result CONSIGN
- Transfer prisoner with a gesture
- Deliver company new logo
- Hand over prisoner when given gesture?
- Hand over prisoner and make your mark
- Carefully study gesture to transmit
- Study bill for dispatch
- Commit prisoner on notice
- Cheat, subscribe and send
- Send inmates free gin
- Relegate clubs on outskirts of Sochi and Grayvoron
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The straight part
We know that "Deliver" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case deliver = consign.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 CONSIGN mean?
CONSIGN verb- To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
- To entrust to the care of another.
- To send to a final destination.
- To assign; to devote; to set apart.
- To stamp or impress; to affect.