The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 4 letter word LIE DOWN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result LIE DOWN
- Story sad, drop to the floor
- Having told a story, have to rest
- Song needing to have repose
- After story daughter to have short rest
- ‘A Song for Europe’? Have to go to bed!
- Inaccuracy with ‘vertical’ crossword clue – get ‘horizontal‘
- Accept without protest and remain in adversity
- Rest of song personal
- Invention not working? You need to relax
- Rest of old wine gets drunk
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The straight part
We know that "this" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case this = lie down.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LIE DOWN mean?
LIE DOWN noun- A short period of rest while lying.