The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word REALISE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result REALISE
- Get cash for proper detached place, not large
- Understand about beer - is into it
- Effect of ale is … er … getting drunk!
- Lies are difficult to understand
- Become aware that lies are risky
- Become aware that lies are untrue
- Clear about boxer’s energy
- Twig taken from trees all Gipsies regularly ignored
- Fetch twig
- Grasp what’s behind porkies, we are told
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The straight part
We know that "Fetch/twig" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fetch/twig = realise.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 REALISE mean?
REALISE verb- To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into reality; to bring into real existence
- To become aware of (a fact or situation, especially of something that has been true for a long time).
- To cause to seem real; to sense vividly or strongly; to make one's own in thought or experience.
- To acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get
- To convert any kind of property into money, especially property representing investments, such as shares, bonds, etc.
- To convert into real property; to make real estate of.
- To turn an abstract linguistic object into actual language, especially said of a phoneme's conversion into speech sound.