The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word WRYNECK
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does WRYNECK mean?
WRYNECK noun- Either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging.
- A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the muscles; torticollis.