Cryptic crossword clue
Marine worms wriggling in reeds 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Marine worms" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case marine worms = nereids.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does NEREIDS mean?

NEREIDS noun
  1. One of 50 sea nymphs who were attendants upon Poseidon (Neptune), and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes in human form and sometimes with the tail of a fish.
  2. A worm of the genus Nereis, having sharp retractable jaws and an annelid body.

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