The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word READERS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result READERS
- Reds are disturbing folk at university
- After upcoming editor brought in, backs lecturers
- University staff referring to publicity at Queen’s?
- Senior lecturers could be cheaters
- Prophets erred, as fake
- People like you are composed, I’d be cross now and then
- Dons who take part in church services?
- A newspaper’s success depends more on these than its writers
- Lecturer’s books
- Lecturers study royal protocols at last
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The straight part
We know that "Dons/who take part in church services" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dons/who take part in church services = readers.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 READERS mean?
READERS noun- A person who reads
- A person who reads a publication.
- A person who recites literary works, usually to an audience.
- A proofreader.
- A person employed by a publisher to read works submitted for publication and determine their merits
- A university lecturer ranking below a professor.
- Any device that reads something.
- A book of exercises to accompany a textbook.
- An elementary textbook for those learning to read, especially for foreign languages.
- A literary anthology.
- A lay or minor cleric who reads lessons in a church service.
- A newspaper advertisement designed to look like a news article rather than a commercial solicitation.
- (in the plural) Reading glasses.
- (in the plural) Marked playing cards used by cheats.