The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ENTRUST
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ENTRUST
- Turn over where e-books deteriorate
- Put in charge of various nutters
- Give custody to charge
- Charge hospital department over decay
- Put into care nutters when out to lunch …
- Commend hospital department getting on top of fungal disease
- Charge hospital department with evidence of neglect?
- Charge rent that’s ridiculous on superior street
- Nutters arranged to get put in charge
- Commend nurse working with double time
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The straight part
We know that "Give custody/charge" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case give custody/charge = entrust.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 ENTRUST mean?
ENTRUST verb- To trust to the care of.