The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LITERAL
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The straight part
We know that "Error/excluding metaphors" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case error/excluding metaphors = literal.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 LITERAL mean?
LITERAL noun- (epigraphy) A misprint (or occasionally a scribal error) that affects a letter.
- A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program.
- A propositional variable or the negation of a propositional variable. Wp
- Exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation; according to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical.
- Following the letter or exact words; not free; not taking liberties.
- Consisting of, or expressed by, letters.
- (of a person) Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative; matter-of-fact.
- Used non-literally as an intensifier; see literally for usage notes.