Cryptic crossword clue
Mobile accessory favoured in sports car for charting places? 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "charting places" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case charting places = mapping.
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 MAPPING mean?

MAPPING verb
  1. To create a visual representation of a territory, etc. via cartography.
  2. (followed by a "to" phrase) To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.
  3. (followed by a "to" phrase) To have a direct relationship; to correspond.
  4. To inform someone of a particular idea.
MAPPING noun
  1. The process of making maps.
  2. The process of locating genes on a chromosome.
  3. Assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network.
  4. A function that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set; a correspondence.
  5. Conversion of data types between incompatible type systems.

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