The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word AGENDAS
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More clues leading to the result AGENDAS
- They maybe have some minutes ahead of the main business
- Revolutionary story about extinction plans
- Denouement in story written up in programmes
- Information in notice, as supplied in lists
- Plans finale in story with a twist
- Woman’s collecting information, making lists for meetings
- Programmes finish in a fun occasion
- A long time framing a coalition's schemes
- Mature prosecutors concealing no underlying motives
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The straight part
We know that "programmes" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case programmes = agendas.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 AGENDAS mean?
AGENDAS noun- A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
- A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).
- A notebook used to organize and maintain such plans or lists, an agenda book, an agenda planner.
- A hidden agenda.
- A ritual.