The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EMPTIES
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More clues leading to the result EMPTIES
- English politician at sports fixture’s finding evidence of earlier drinking?
- English politician secures bottles maybe
- Containers used without a design for meat pies
- Discharges European politician with connections
- At last the politicians accept obligation to dead soldiers
- Draws on English parliamentarian’s evidence of drinking bouts?
- European politicians keeping restriction – they’ve nothing to offer
- Bottles links supporting European politician
- Voids member with links supporting Spain
- Devoid of alternative, Tories follow English politician's issues
Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "issues" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case issues = empties.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 EMPTIES mean?
EMPTIES noun- (usually plural) A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.
- To make empty; to void; to remove the contents of.
- Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.