Cryptic crossword clue
My peons, oddly, are persons whose names are used to name other places or things 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "persons whose names are used to name other places or things" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case persons whose names are used to name other places or things = eponyms.
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 EPONYMS mean?

EPONYMS noun
  1. A real or fictitious person's name that has given rise to the name of a particular item.
  2. A word formed from a real or fictive person’s name.
  3. (by extension) A word formed from a real or fictive place or thing.

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