Cryptic crossword clue
Patient old American's description of cheese? 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "description of cheese?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case description of cheese? = caseous.
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 CASEOUS mean?

CASEOUS adjective
  1. Resembling cheese.

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