The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PHAETON
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More clues leading to the result PHAETON
- Hat comes adrift with open carriage
- Carriage papa originally had at college
- Carriage parking originally halved at public school
- Stanhope, minus front, rebuilt as another carriage
- Roofless Stanhope rebuilt as this?
- Carriage taking Head of Art between pub and college
- Parking near a school impeded by nose of hackney carriage
- Carriage or stanhope redesigned without top
- Carriage churning up one path
- . One path too rough for light carriage
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The straight part
We know that "carriage" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case carriage = phaeton.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 PHAETON mean?
PHAETON noun- A light four-wheeled open carriage drawn by four horses
- A large open touring motorcar with a folding top