The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CONVENE
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More clues leading to the result CONVENE
- Meet churchman in one, near front of cathedral
- Gather religious establishment mostly suppresses ecstasy
- Summon archdeacon to tuck into ice-cream
- Gather as group of witches round start of night, end of June
- Gather nearly all the nuns before start of evensong
- Call together the odd characters in Crown… even odder!
- Gather prisoner is met by archdeacon at far end of nave
- Vote against regular cycling rally
- Gather wild lion is excluded from non-violence organisation
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The straight part
We know that "Meet" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case meet = convene.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 CONVENE mean?
CONVENE verb- To come together; to meet; to unite.
- To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble.
- To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke.
- To summon judicially to meet or appear.