Cryptic crossword clue
Old boat, one of those facilitating growth in loads of estates, say 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Old boat" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case old boat = carrack.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CARRACK mean?

CARRACK noun
  1. A large European sailing vessel of the 14th to 17th centuries similar to a caravel but square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast.

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