Cryptic crossword clue
Good horse getting agitated around quiet rodents 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "rodents" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rodents = gophers.
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 GOPHERS mean?

GOPHERS noun
  1. A worker who runs errands; an errand boy.
GOPHERS noun
  1. A small burrowing rodent, especially in the family Geomyidae.
  2. The gopher tortoise.
  3. The gopher rockfish.

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