The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word AUTOPSY
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More clues leading to the result AUTOPSY
- A posh Stowe girl's PM?
- Australian and Yankee hosting finest PM
- Gold beats yttrium in stiff test
- . Gold best security, ultimately, shown by late investigation
- Engineer, say, up to late examination
- Doctor pays out to this examining body?
- Evidence of Gangnam-style RTA? Examine the body
- PM in car spy sabotaged
- A stiff examination
- Stiff test?
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The straight part
We know that "stiff examination" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case stiff examination = autopsy.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does AUTOPSY mean?
AUTOPSY noun- A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.
- An after-the-fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure.
- (rare) An eyewitness observation, the presentation of an event as witnessed.
- To perform an autopsy on.
- To perform an after-the-fact analysis of, especially of a failure.