Cryptic crossword clue
Developing book about section of party 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BREWING

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Developing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case developing = brewing.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does BREWING mean?

BREWING verb
  1. To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water.
  2. To heat wine, infusing it with spices; to mull.
  3. To make a hot soup by combining ingredients and boiling them in water.
  4. To make beer by steeping a starch source in water and fermenting the resulting sweet liquid with yeast.
  5. To foment or prepare, as by brewing
  6. To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.
  7. (of an unwelcome event) To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering.
  8. To boil or seethe; to cook.
BREWING noun
  1. The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed.
  2. The business or occupation of a brewer.
  3. The quantity of a brew made in a single batch.
  4. The forming of a storm or the gathering of clouds.

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