Cryptic crossword clue
Heather nursing English married couple's rodent 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "rodent" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rodent = lemming.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LEMMING mean?

LEMMING noun
  1. A small Arctic and Subarctic rodent from any of six genera of similar rodents.
  2. Any member of a group given to conformity or groupthink, especially a group poised to follow a leader off a cliff.

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