The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CHARNEL
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More clues leading to the result CHARNEL
- Line written by church composer is ghastly
- Gully, its centre replaced, becomes death-like
- . Excavated passage right inside house of the dead
- Cleaning girl, half-fallen, rises in House of Bones
- Ghastly child, learn to behave properly
- Domestic national well out of borders, remains at large here
- Ghastly child, learn to reform
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The straight part
We know that "Ghastly" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ghastly = charnel.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 CHARNEL mean?
CHARNEL noun- A chapel attached to a mortuary.
- A repository for dead bodies.
- Of or relating to a charnel, deathlike, sepulchral.