The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SPONDEE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SPONDEE
- Speed crazily, going round on foot
- Across pool, notice foot
- Foot of water in view
- Moving date — hurry round on foot
- Foot of water in Gloucester?
- Foot prints finally found by lake near the centre of Leek
- Foot of water – consider taking route around
- Experience, taking in flash? One has no shorts!
- Foot of water in cathedral office
- Foot of deep snow mostly dispersed
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The straight part
We know that "Foot" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case foot = spondee.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does SPONDEE mean?
SPONDEE noun- A word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed.