Cryptic crossword clue
I recant after conversion, for sure 7

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "sure" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sure = certain.
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 CERTAIN mean?

CERTAIN noun
  1. (with "the") Something certain.
CERTAIN adjective
  1. Sure, positive, not doubting.
  2. Determined; resolved.
  3. Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
  4. Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable.
  5. Unfailing; infallible.
  6. I have often wished , that I knew so certain a remedy in any other disease
  7. Fixed or stated; regular; determinate.
  8. Known but not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; sometimes used independently as a noun, and meaning certain persons; see also "one".
CERTAIN pronoun
  1. (with of) Unnamed or undescribed members (of).

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