The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word REMATCH
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More clues leading to the result REMATCH
- What's demanded by one who lost sleep at church?
- Further encounter not so exciting after overthrowing chief
- Return of old woman to heave boxes
- Harm, etc, done in later encounter
- Another chance to play soldiers with mate
- Mum’s overcome by strain when game’s played again
- Return tie, first of man’s her cat ruined
- Replay gag featuring Emma regularly
- About to get striker for return game
- Mum's overcome by strain when game's played again
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The straight part
We know that "later encounter" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case later encounter = rematch.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 REMATCH mean?
REMATCH noun- A repeated contest staged between the same opponents or teams which played a previous contest.
- To bring opponents together for such a contest.
- To stage such a contest.
- To match again or anew.