The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ENCLOSE
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More clues leading to the result ENCLOSE
- Hold top off barrier to let rising sun in
- Bound to suffer defeat after short dash around
- Extremely naive about secret hold
- Include half of conger eels at sea
- Put in uncapped barrier to surround lake that’s very large
- Include abnormal clones, ewes originally
- Surround space nearby
- Include contents of menu and lock up
- Pen and put in letter?
- Opponents near to cage
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "cage" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cage = enclose.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ENCLOSE mean?
ENCLOSE verb- To surround with a wall, fence, etc.
- To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package