The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 3 letter word CAST OFF
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More clues leading to the result CAST OFF
- Broken arm having mended, do some knitting?
- Who’s ejected from clubs like a Hooray Henry?
- Discarded actors start to object very loudly
- Discard players out of form
- Broken limb mended, went to sea
- Abandon what one might do after untying the painter
- Untie cats
- Leave bank having emptied ‘savings account’ and duck into greasy spoon
- Group of players on holiday get ready to go sailing
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The straight part
We know that "get ready to go sailing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case get ready to go sailing = cast off.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 CAST OFF mean?
CAST OFF noun- Something that has been rejected or discarded; a reject.
- Discarded, rejected.