Cryptic crossword clue
Hides away in narrow empty tunnels 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Hides away" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hides away = closets.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does CLOSETS mean?

CLOSETS noun
  1. Any private area, (particularly) bowers in the open air.
  2. Any private or inner room, (particularly):
  3. A pew or side-chapel reserved for a monarch or other feudal lord.
  4. A private cabinet, (particularly):
  5. Any small room or side-room, (particularly):
  6. An ordinary similar to a bar but half as broad.
  7. A sewer.
CLOSETS verb
  1. To shut away for private discussion.
  2. To put into a private place for a secret interview or interrogation.
  3. To shut up in, or as in, a closet for concealment or confinement.

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