The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MOTIVES
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More clues leading to the result MOTIVES
- Reasons for acting in some ITV play
- Reasons to sell singular titanium parts
- Doctor against breaking links gives reasons
- Second tango? Composer gives reasons
- Swing a cat? American composer objects …
- Second time I have succeeded in aims
- They’re why it wobbles and shifts around
- Doctor with obligations guarding against inducements
- Goes round revolting sex attractions
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The straight part
We know that "inducements" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case inducements = motives.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 MOTIVES mean?
MOTIVES noun- An idea or communication that makes one want to act, especially from spiritual sources; a divine prompting.
- An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action.
- A limb or other bodily organ that can move.
- Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour.
- A motif.
- A motif; a theme or subject, especially one that is central to the work or often repeated.