Cryptic crossword clue
Laid up the French cutters 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "cutters" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cutters = sickles.
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 SICKLES mean?

SICKLES noun
  1. An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.
  2. Any of the sickle-shaped middle feathers of the domestic cock.
SICKLES verb
  1. To cut with a sickle.
  2. To deform (as with a red blood cell) into an abnormal crescent shape.
  3. Of red blood cells: to assume an abnormal crescent shape.

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