The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PIMENTO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result PIMENTO
- Something spicy people into holy books turned up
- Pepper the writer fed to horse
- People in bed get nothing as hot food to eat
- It makes pepper pot mine, anyhow
- Self-righteous tutor refusing last pepper
- I’m in enclosure with last bits of hot jalapeño pepper
- Plant self-righteous people take to
- Private number ringing me for something spicy
- Olive’s filling Popeye’s head with confused emotion, wanting love
- Pepper is the pizza's topping, no item otherwise
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The straight part
We know that "pepper" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pepper = pimento.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 PIMENTO mean?
PIMENTO noun- A red sweet pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum, used to make relish, stuffed into olives, or used as spice.
- A tropical berry used to make allspice.
- The tree on which it grows.