The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HANDBAG
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result HANDBAG
- Accessory for Spooner’s geriatric groupie?
- Spooner not allowed witch’s purse
- Thatcher was associated with one worker getting sack
- Kind of pencil, round and silver, that’s used by a woman
- A woman usually needs this bit of help mounting yak
- Handled weapon used in attack that’s carried out by woman
- Thatcher held this revolutionary talk after round of applause
- Worker’s capture that shocked Bracknell
- Women may have this combination of give and take
- Most women have this combination of give and take
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The straight part
We know that "that’s used by a woman" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case that’s used by a woman = handbag.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 HANDBAG mean?
HANDBAG noun- (mainly Commonwealth) A small bag used by women (or sometimes by men) for carrying various small personal items.
- An subgenre of house music of the late 1980s, often with booming vocals.
- Figuratively, to hit with a handbag; to attack verbally or subject to criticism (used of Margaret Thatcher).