The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HALYARD
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More clues leading to the result HALYARD
- Alloy regularly found in tough rope
- Rope with which Henry gets hauled up
- Measure put in place under prince that will raise the standard?
- Rope that’s eighteen inches when foot’s added?
- Difficult to accept lay-off? Let’s run this up the flagpole
- Rope left in half of ditch next to American’s garden
- Rope with which Henry gets cart pulled up
- Hardly a straight line
- Tackle man with wagon drawn up
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The straight part
We know that "Let’s run this up the flagpole" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case let’s run this up the flagpole = halyard.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 HALYARD mean?
HALYARD noun- A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard.