Cryptic crossword clue
Half bite very rotten veal and oyster? 7

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "oyster?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case oyster? = bivalve.
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 BIVALVE mean?

BIVALVE noun
  1. Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.
  2. A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves.

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