Cryptic crossword clue
Difficult  trial 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Difficult/trial" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case difficult/trial = testing.
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What does TESTING mean?

TESTING verb
  1. To challenge.
  2. To refine (gold, silver, etc.) in a test or cupel; to subject to cupellation.
  3. To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try.
  4. (academics) To administer or assign an examination, often given during the academic term, to (somebody).
  5. To place a product or piece of equipment under everyday and/or extreme conditions and examine it for its durability, etc.
  6. To be shown to be by test.
  7. To examine or try, as by the use of some reagent.
TESTING verb
  1. To attest (a document) legally, and date it.
  2. To make a testament, or will.
TESTING noun
  1. The act of conducting a test; trialing, proving.
TESTING adjective
  1. Difficult, tough

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