Cryptic crossword clue
Nurse abandons joining up programme 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "programme" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case programme = listing.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does LISTING mean?

LISTING verb
  1. To create or recite a list.
  2. To place in listings.
  3. To sew together, as strips of cloth, so as to make a show of colours, or to form a border.
  4. To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; to stripe as if with list.
  5. To plough and plant with a lister.
  6. To prepare (land) for a cotton crop by making alternating beds and alleys with a hoe.
  7. To cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from the edge of.
  8. To enclose (a field, etc.) for combat.
  9. To engage a soldier, etc.; to enlist.
  10. To engage in public service by enrolling one's name; to enlist.
LISTING verb
  1. To listen.
  2. To listen to.
LISTING verb
  1. To be pleasing to.
  2. To desire, like, or wish (to do something).
LISTING verb
  1. To cause (something) to tilt to one side.
  2. To tilt to one side.
LISTING noun
  1. The action of the verb to list.
  2. An entry in a list or directory.
  3. A printout of a program or data set.
  4. A physical manifestation of a single item in a list.
  5. The act of ploughing with a lister.
LISTING adjective
  1. As listed or shown on a listing.

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