Cryptic crossword clue
Little Abraham suffered cut after pruning prickly shrub 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "prickly shrub" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case prickly shrub = bramble.
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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does BRAMBLE mean?

BRAMBLE noun
  1. Any of many closely related thorny plants in the genus Rubus including the blackberry and likely not including the raspberry proper.
  2. Any thorny shrub.
  3. A cocktail of gin, lemon juice, and blackberry liqueur.

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