The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TRANSOM
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More clues leading to the result TRANSOM
- Member that comes across price for delivery on time
- Money kidnapper demands after time that’s found in ship
- What could make matrons beam
- Bar tab originally an extortionate price
- Beam, beginning to take payment
- It may appear smart on the stern of a boat
- Bar very much upset about endless tirade
- After time, ‘Swallows and Amazons’ author almost makes one beam
- It may appear as smart on the stern of a boat
- Ready for release after time in part of ship
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The straight part
We know that "Member that comes across" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case member that comes across = transom.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TRANSOM mean?
TRANSOM noun- A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
- A horizontal dividing bar in a window.
- A transom window.
- Any of several transverse structural members in a ship, especially at the stern; a thwart.
- The flat or nearly flat stern of a boat or ship.
- The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows.
- (usually attributively) Items that have arrived over the transom.