The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TURNOUT
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More clues leading to the result TURNOUT
- Eject all those in attendance
- Audience sees solicitor grasping vessel
- Rise from bed to dismiss assembly
- All those who came go away
- Convert dismissed by crowd
- Evict number of voters
- Assembled group dismissed after performance
- Eject number of people coming to meeting?
- Emerge from gate
- Expel a number of people, say
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The straight part
We know that "all those in attendance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case all those in attendance = turnout.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 TURNOUT mean?
TURNOUT noun- The act of coming forth.
- The number of people who attend or participate in an event (especially an election) or are present at a venue.
- A place to pull off a road.
- A place where moveable rails allow a train to switch tracks; a set of points.
- A quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike.
- A striker.
- That which is prominently brought forward or exhibited; hence, an equipage.
- Net quantity of produce yielded.