The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SPARING
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SPARING
- Mean fight shortly taking place near boxing venue
- Economical health resort used by band
- Toll on Belgian town, economical
- Pipe about average, mean
- Bound to keep article short
- … refusing to kill in half-hearted combat
- Saving article in season
- Economical article in season
- Shape of washer attached to source of water, tight
- Economical water supplier to contact on phone
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The straight part
We know that "Economical" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case economical = sparing.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 SPARING mean?
SPARING verb- To show mercy.
- To keep.
- To give up To deprive oneself of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.
- The act by which something or someone is spared.
- Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal.