Cryptic crossword clue
Livingstone’s taking McCluskey round refuge in Battersea 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "refuge in Battersea" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case refuge in battersea = kennels.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does KENNELS mean?

KENNELS noun
  1. A house or shelter for a dog.
  2. A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded.
  3. (collective) The dogs kept at such a facility; a pack of hounds.
  4. The hole of a fox or other animal.
KENNELS verb
  1. To house or board a dog (or less commonly another animal).
  2. To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox.
  3. To drive (a fox) to covert in its hole.
KENNELS noun
  1. The gutter at the edge of a street; a surface drain.
  2. A puddle.

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