The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word OUTSIDE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result OUTSIDE
- Unlikely faction blossoming at first
- Unexpectedly tedious in the open air
- Strikers on team? Not likely!
- Team inspired by complete winger
- Dismissed team not back in the pavilion?
- Unlikely to be dismissed over insolence
- Not in wrong camp
- Where one’s left, for example, after being dismissed?
- Faint from tedious dancing
- Away team no longer in the changing room?
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The straight part
We know that "Faint" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case faint = outside.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 OUTSIDE mean?
OUTSIDE noun- The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.
- The external appearance of someone or something.
- The space beyond some limit or boundary.
- The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.
- The part of a road towards the central division: towards the right if one drives on the left, or towards the left if one drives on the right.
- The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
- A passenger riding on the outside of a coach or carriage.
- Of or pertaining to the outer surface, limit or boundary.
- Of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary.
- Away from the interior or center of something.
- Originating from, arranged by, or being someone outside an organization, group, etc.
- Extending or going beyond the borders or scope of an organization, group, etc.
- (of a pitch) Away (far) from the batter as it crosses home plate.
- Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc; maximum.
- Positioned towards the central division of a road: towards the right-hand side if one drives on the left, or left-hand side if one drives on the right.
- (of a person) Not legally married to or related to (e.g. not born in wedlock to), and/or not residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people. (Compare out of wedlock, nonresidential.)
- To or in the outdoors or outside; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits or borders of a given place.
- Outdoors.
- On the outside of, not inside (something, such as a building).
- Beyond the scope, limits or borders of.
- Near, but not in.
- (usually with “of”) Except, apart from.