The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PASTURE
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More clues leading to the result PASTURE
- Historical river meadow
- A stone may be found in untouched meadow
- Wine endlessly consumed in unspoilt meadow
- Farmland beyond river
- Father Time drilling fine grassland
- Ace succeeding, old stance, getting to green area
- Fields beyond river
- A street surrounded by neat grass
- Land for grazing is beyond river
- Stock holder, perhaps, is beyond help with no head for counting
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The straight part
We know that "Land for grazing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case land for grazing = pasture.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 PASTURE mean?
PASTURE noun- Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.
- Ground covered with grass or herbage, used or suitable for the grazing of livestock.
- Food, nourishment.
- To move animals into a pasture.
- To graze.
- To feed, especially on growing grass; to supply grass as food for.