The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ANGLING
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More clues leading to the result ANGLING
- Sneakily managing to get rid of women’s sport
- Content to land good fish, doing this?
- Pointing at Nigel, oddly popular and grand
- The protracted use of lines
- Group heading off to fish for sport
- Could a no good fish describe this pastime?
- Activity by the banks that may bring no gain!
- Don’t start — suspended for fishing!
- No time for getting tied up in pastime
- Seeking perch, perhaps flapping, losing head
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "pastime" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pastime = angling.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ANGLING mean?
ANGLING verb- (often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.
- To change direction rapidly.
- To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
- (cue sports) To hamper (oneself or one's opponent) by leaving the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket such that the surround of the pocket (the "angle") blocks the path from cue ball to object ball.
- To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
- (with for) To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.
- A form of fishing, with a rod, line and angle (hook) for recreation or sport.