Cryptic crossword clue
King, for example, is keeping in contact with realms 7

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "realms" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case realms = regions.
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 REGIONS mean?

REGIONS noun
  1. Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
  2. An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
  3. The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
  4. A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.
  5. Place; rank; station; dignity.
  6. The space from the earth's surface out to the orbit of the moon: properly called the elemental region.
REGIONS noun
  1. (definite: the regions) the rest of the country excluding the capital city or metropolitan region

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