The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ISOLATE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result ISOLATE
- Set apart one the sun-god consumed
- Maroon tie, also pants
- Very behindhand after electric current cut off
- Quarantine one very out of breath?
- One savage hiding love, set apart
- One very dead strand
- Last bit of green wiped away, colour toenails maroon
- Island very behind time cut off
- Cut off current, well behind time
- Cut off is suspended once leaders get delayed
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The straight part
We know that "Maroon" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case maroon = isolate.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ISOLATE mean?
ISOLATE noun- Something that has been isolated.
- To set apart or cut off from others.
- To place in quarantine or isolation.
- To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
- To insulate, or make free of external influence.
- To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
- To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.