The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 1 plus 7 letter word STRIKE A BARGAIN
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More clues leading to the result STRIKE A BARGAIN
- Mount further industrial action, ringing pub to agree on terms
- Action subsequently engaging lawyers to succeed in arbitration?
- Arbiter asking a criminal to agree on terms
- Make a deal once more to save pub after industrial acrion
- Agree on terms in industrial dispute with a set of lawyers getting advantage
- Sit in a pub with a gin, possibly, and agree on terms
- Make a deal with effort, acquiring a furniture company by take-over
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Make a deal with" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case make a deal with = strike a bargain.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.