The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ROSTRUM
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result ROSTRUM
- Stage right, Oscar to play guitar
- Odd sort, odd making stand
- Run out, suspicious about stone platform
- East German radical opens liquor stand
- Play guitar on right of short stage
- Run out, curious about stone in platform
- Stage? Run out and play guitar
- Old play having run on stage
- Stand Sunday lunch, perhaps, but not a drink
- Sort to dance beside curious platform
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The straight part
We know that "stand" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case stand = rostrum.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ROSTRUM mean?
ROSTRUM noun- A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer.
- A platform for a film or television camera.
- The projecting prow of a rowed warship, such as a trireme.
- The beak.
- The beak-shaped projection on the head of insects such as weevils.
- The snout of a dolphin.
- The oral or nasal region of a human used for anatomical location (i.e. rostral)