The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MINARET
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More clues leading to the result MINARET
- Remain uneasy close to shot tower
- Live amid vast wealth in turret
- Ambassador finally visits poor inmate in the Tower
- Live in hitherto untouched tower
- London police carrying rajah's wife up tower
- Live in hitherto unused religious tower
- Time to return, then breach undamaged tower
- Time to climb in perfect tower
- Lives in brand new tower
- Perfect flipping time to spread feature on mosque
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "religious tower" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case religious tower = minaret.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 MINARET mean?
MINARET noun- The tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer).