The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ENTWINE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ENTWINE
- Interlink European night train initially with Bordeaux?
- Connect English books, red or white?
- Bearing round double embrace
- Braid net, befuddled by drink
- Together bring some decent wines?
- Get into tangle stirring 10 drink
- Marshal in Spain went for braid
- Knit initials in every new T-shirt with individual nametags equipped
- Knit one of a pair given to 5 topped and tailed
- Lace drink? You’ll need hospital department first
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The straight part
We know that "Knit" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case knit = entwine.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 ENTWINE mean?
ENTWINE verb- To twist or twine around something (or one another).