Cryptic crossword clue
Did, say, apply an innovative parking scheme 3,3,7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 3 plus 7 letter word PAY AND DISPLAY

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "parking scheme" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case parking scheme = pay and display.
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 PAY AND DISPLAY mean?

PAY AND DISPLAY adjective
  1. Describing a car park in which the motorist obtains a ticket (for a specified period) from a coin-operated machine and displays it in the car so it can be checked by a parking attendant.

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