Cryptic crossword clue
Name in a civil dispute is local 7

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

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We know that "local" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case local = vicinal.
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Crossword Answer definitions

VICINAL adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to a neighborhood; neighboring.
  2. Describing identical atoms or groups attached to nearby (especially adjacent) atoms in a molecule.
  3. Describing subordinate planes on a crystal, which are very near to the fundamental planes in angles, and sometimes take their place.

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