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

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What does ASKING  mean?

ASKING  verb
  1. To request (information, or an answer to a question).
  2. To put forward (a question) to be answered.
  3. To interrogate or enquire of (a person).
  4. To request or petition; usually with for.
  5. To request permission to do something.
  6. To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
  7. To invite.
  8. To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
  9. To take (a person's situation) as an example.
ASKING  noun
  1. The act or process of posing a question or making a request.
  2. A request, or petition.

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