Cryptic crossword clue
Female imbibing a wee bittie Scotch where the sailors tie up 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STAITHE

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The straight part
We know that "where the sailors tie up" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case where the sailors tie up = staithe.
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 STAITHE mean?

STAITHE noun
  1. A riverbank
  2. A fixed structure where ships land, especially to load and unload; wharf; landing stage.
  3. An installation built at the railside or nearby for the storage of coal unloaded from wagons.

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