The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word FUNERAL
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More clues leading to the result FUNERAL
- Nice individual embroiled in wild ceremony
- Cremation or perhaps burial, if fuel ran out
- Ostentatious flâneur one’s seen off on this occasion
- Retiring Greek character garlanded with wild send-off
- Rock fan rule: everyone wears black here
- Posthumous ceremony that’s real fun? Not quite!
- A grave occasion for peace keepers in the wild
- Savage welcomes United Nations' interment
- Recreational drug artist left as final farewell
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The straight part
We know that "ceremony" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ceremony = funeral.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does FUNERAL mean?
FUNERAL noun- A ceremony to honour and remember a deceased person. Often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.
- (chiefly in the plural) A funeral sermon.
- Of or relating to a funeral.
- Similar to a funeral in mood; dignified or solemn.