The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LANYARD
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result LANYARD
- Line with an enclosure, cord round one's neck
- Most of country gets measure that helps display identity
- Some introduced to embellish part of military uniform
- Originally lassoed aardvark’s neck with three-foot rope
- Left with an old length of cord
- Rope in ground keeping beam up
- Rope some coated in grease
- Line with an enclosure, a decorative cord
- Lady ran riot in the rigging
- Cord — some covered in grease
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The straight part
We know that "cord" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cord = lanyard.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 LANYARD mean?
LANYARD noun- A short rope used for fastening rigging.
- A cord used to hold a small object such as a key, whistle, card, or knife, worn around the neck or wrist: a form of necklace or wristband.
- A cord with a hook; once used to fire artillery.