The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SEESAWS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result SEESAWS
- Looks at regulations first off for play equipment
- Understands when hugging wife and goes from one extreme to the other …
- Witnesses witnessed entering with planks
- Notice cutter’s sails repeatedly up and down
- Looks round saying ‘Children will enjoy them’
- Cutter in seas reportedly teeters
- Watch out saying safety's first in playing equipment
- Bottomless sea, stormy sea - waters' surface rises and falls
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "sails repeatedly up and down" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sails repeatedly up and down = seesaws.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 SEESAWS mean?
SEESAWS verb- To use a seesaw.
- (by extension) To fluctuate.
- To cause to move backward and forward in seesaw fashion.