The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word COUNCIL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result COUNCIL
- Local government advice for auditors
- A Parisian caught breaking wind in congress?
- Local authority, giving sound advice
- Local authority advice needing to be heard
- Local authority advice is announced
- A Parisian about to get into twist in legislative body
- Coin short clue about an administrative body
- Assembly said Dracula's sick
- Soundly advise administration
- a Senior soldier has hooks in governors
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The straight part
We know that "Local authority" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case local authority = council.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 COUNCIL mean?
COUNCIL noun- A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).
- Discussion or deliberation.