The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word WEALTHY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result WEALTHY
- Well-heeled wife in the pink having lost first husband
- Prosperity unknown to plutocrats
- Breaking the law on end of jetty – that’s rich
- Law they manipulated, becoming rich
- The yawl in storm is rolling
- Loaded term for criminality after reforming the law
- Loaded rifles the law destroy in the end
- Loaded pistol finally getting in the way, having gone off
- Why late? Worried? That's rich!
- Loaded question about dubious tale
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The straight part
We know that "rich" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rich = wealthy.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does WEALTHY mean?
WEALTHY noun- A rich person.
- (with "the") Rich people.
- Possessing financial wealth; rich.
- Abundant in quality or quantity; profuse.