The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 3 letter word DEAD SET
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More clues leading to the result DEAD SET
- Absolutely motionless at the games
- Bent on being still attached to clique
- Determined daughter getting seated after a struggle
- Determined effort from exhausted group
- Fixed broken TV
- Determined to get stiff before sex with some unearthly type
- Determined to come out of unproductive spell of tennis?
- Completely committed to group that's passed away
- Late group is quite determined
- Absolutely sedated maybe
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The straight part
We know that "Fixed" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fixed = dead set.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DEAD SET mean?
DEAD SET noun- The rigid pose a hunting dog assumes when pointing out game to a hunter.
- A fixed or stationary condition arising from obstacle or hindrance; a deadlock.
- (by extension) A determined effort.
- Unswervingly dedicated; resolutely determined.
- Complete and utter; total.