The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TORRENT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TORRENT
- Downpour: worry, missing outsiders, in shelter
- Up-for-lease houses close to clear stream
- Flood from river covering moor regularly
- Rapid flow in stream or in major river
- Fast stream from gash on hill
- Increased current cost of Glastonbury venue?
- Huge flow of gold found in British river
- Rush to let out grasping Republican
- Hill torn apart in deluge
- Right plugs for hire in deluge
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The straight part
We know that "deluge" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case deluge = torrent.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TORRENT mean?
TORRENT noun- A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
- A large amount or stream of something.
- Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.
- (file sharing) A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent.
- To download in a torrent.