Cryptic crossword clue
Doctor splitting fee ahead of time — that’s extremely stupid 7

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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What does DUMBEST mean?

DUMBEST adjective
  1. Unable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind").
  2. Silent; unaccompanied by words.
  3. (especially of a person) Extremely stupid.
  4. Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.
  5. Lacking brightness or clearness, as a colour.

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