The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NIBLICK
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More clues leading to the result NIBLICK
- Dash after writer in club
- Bit of a writer with taste for old club
- Toff beat old club on the golf course
- Old iron spike given slight wash
- Turn up in Beatles’ first beat club
- Get a taste of ink in the club?
- Beat writer, at first, with a club
- Point is needed to beat old club
- Liberal briefly confused seeing Clegg outside club
- Old club in Northern Ireland initially bearing defeat
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The straight part
We know that "former golf club" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case former golf club = niblick.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 NIBLICK mean?
NIBLICK noun- A metal-headed golf club with a large highly lofted head. Replaced by a sand iron or wedge in a modern set of clubs.
- To strike, or take a shot, with a niblick.