The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CARVING
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does CARVING mean?
CARVING verb- To cut.
- To cut meat in order to serve it.
- To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work.
- To perform a series of turns without pivoting, so that the tip and tail of the snowboard take the same path.
- To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.
- To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.
- A carved object.
- The act or craft of producing a carved object.