Cryptic crossword clue
Getting set and cheering 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Gett/ing set/cheering" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case gett/ing set/cheering = rooting.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ROOTING mean?

ROOTING verb
  1. To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
  2. To prepare, oversee, or otherwise cause the rooting of cuttings
  3. To be firmly fixed; to be established.
  4. To get root or priviledged access on a computer system or mobile phone, often through bypassing some security mechanism.
ROOTING verb
  1. To turn up or dig with the snout.
  2. (by extension) To seek favour or advancement by low arts or grovelling servility; to fawn.
  3. To rummage; to search as if by digging in soil.
  4. To root out; to abolish.
  5. To have sexual intercourse.
ROOTING verb
  1. (with "for" or "on") To cheer (on); to show support (for) and hope for the success of. (See root for.)
ROOTING noun
  1. A system of roots; a secure attachment (in something); a firm grounding.
  2. The process of forming roots.
  3. A method of creating a new plant by getting part of an existing plant to form roots.
  4. A hole formed by a pig when it roots in the ground.

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