Cryptic crossword clue
Heading out of pub after retracting lie that's seen through 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "that's seen through" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case that's seen through = bifocal.
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 BIFOCAL mean?

BIFOCAL adjective
  1. Having two focal lengths
  2. (of a correcting lens) Divided into two parts, one of which corrects for distance vision and the other for near vision

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