The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SPOUSAL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SPOUSAL
- Upcoming clips about America in union
- English to abandon championing of marriage
- Marriage beginning to unravel, work to patch girl up
- Like committed Ls, Paul’s so bubbly
- I turned to Uncle Sam in wreck of a marriage
- Marriage-related opus put out on brief shop event
- Marital operations backfired, common to be disheartened
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The straight part
We know that "Marriage" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case marriage = spousal.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.
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What does SPOUSAL mean?
SPOUSAL noun- (chiefly in the plural) marriage; nuptials; espousal
- Of or relating to marriage
- Of or relating to a spouse, spouses; to the relationship between spouses