Cryptic crossword clue
Number of goods in kitchen initially lacking algae 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NOSTOCS

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We know that "algae" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case algae = nostocs.
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Crossword Answer definitions

NOSTOCS noun
  1. Any member of the genus Nostoc of cyanobacteria, found in a variety of environmental niches, that form colonies composed of filaments of moniliform cells in a gelatinous sheath.

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