Cryptic crossword clue
Husband noticed gossip standing up in laundry 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "laundry" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case laundry = bagwash.
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 BAGWASH mean?

BAGWASH noun
  1. A type of laundry in which the washing was returned to the customer in a bag, undried and unpressed.

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