The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CONFESS
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result CONFESS
- Does without iron, ultimately his own
- Sing with Italian sopranos covering heavy metal
- Admit grift if heists regularly ignored
- Own and steer iron ship
- Admit Northern character into church’s society
- Come clean about one written about female saints
- Acknowledge criminal's iron-grip on society
- Admit reluctantly tax shelters working fine
- Reveal criminal’s carrying iron shackles initially
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The straight part
We know that "Own" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case own = confess.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.
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What does CONFESS mean?
CONFESS verb- To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.
- To acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in.
- To unburden (oneself) of sins to God or a priest, in order to receive absolution.
- To hear or receive such a confession of sins from.
- To disclose or reveal.