The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TRIPLET
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TRIPLET
- A little journey presumably for one of three children
- Blunder allowed in one of three
- Expedition allowed to make notes
- Little error allowed in what musician might play
- Person with siblings allowed to go on holiday
- Journey allowed one of three to share birthday
- Journey permitted making a few notes
- One of three allowed to follow tour
- One of a number of children sequentially evident in Alcott tale
- One of three allowed on outing
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What does TRIPLET mean?
TRIPLET noun- A group of three.
- One of a group of three.
- One of a group of three siblings born at the same time to the same mother.
- A group of three notes played or written where two notes would ordinarily be; a form of tuplet.
- A triquark.
- A quantum state with three allowed projections for the spin.
- A constructed gem consisting of a thin slice of natural opal sandwiched between a clear glass or quartz top and a synthetic or stone backing that enhances the colour of the opal.