The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HOSIERY
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More clues leading to the result HOSIERY
- Poor Roy: he is the object of much leg-pulling
- Hurry to stock outsize line in legwear
- Extremely happy to keep willow ladders in this?
- Knitted garments basket-maker kept in extremely heavy case
- Tights, hard to get with very large denier, half gone by end of day
- Chap’s coming round, so I straightened line in stockings
- Pin coverings?
- Sprinter occasionally runs wearing cyclist’s underwear
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The straight part
We know that "Knitted garments" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case knitted garments = hosiery.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 HOSIERY mean?
HOSIERY noun- Undergarments worn on the legs, such as socks, stockings, and pantyhose.
- The business or art of a hosier; the practice of making hose.
- A shop selling such undergarments.