Cryptic crossword clue
Jamming with Lennon or Clapton, initially the greatest 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Jamming" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case jamming = locking.
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 LOCKING mean?

LOCKING verb
  1. To become fastened in place.
  2. To fasten with a lock.
  3. To be capable of becoming fastened in place.
  4. To intertwine or dovetail.
  5. (break dancing) To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place.
  6. To furnish (a canal) with locks.
  7. To raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.
  8. To seize (e.g. the sword arm of an antagonist) by turning the left arm around it, to disarm him.
  9. To modify (a thread) so that users cannot make new posts in it.
  10. (WMF jargon) To prevent a page from being edited by other users.
LOCKING noun
  1. The act by which something is locked.
  2. The use of a lock or a mutex to restrict access to a part of the code to at most one process.

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