The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 1 letter word MIDDLE C
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
M
I
D
D
L
E
C
More clues leading to the result MIDDLE C
- A point of reference such as the fifth letter from church officer?
- Lincoln has one, note
- Note what Tuscany has?
- Mean Conservative gains Joanna’s heart
- Note what act has?
- Note held by Puccini but not Vivaldi and Purcell but not Britten?
- Note what Anglicanism has to offer?
- Something heard on instrument that’s certainly a feature of concert
- Note what Lincoln has?
- Note bourgeois girl going missing
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The straight part
We know that "note" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case note = middle c.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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