The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TOPONYM
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More clues leading to the result TOPONYM
- That’s surprising: no prize for recalling place name
- Place name to mark round mount
- Name of place where boy’s crossed small mount
- Uncle in Stowe keeps little horse: Shetland say
- Placename found by satnav with 50% off – about £25
- Name of a place where cat keeps horse
- Name of a place where Cruise, say, is about £25
- Name of place in which American uncle stables horse
- Place name of cat on either side of horse
- Name for a place Tom keeps horse
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The straight part
We know that "Name of place" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case name of place = toponym.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does TOPONYM mean?
TOPONYM noun- A placename.
- A word derived from the name of a place.
- The technical designation of any region of an animal.