The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PRINCES
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PRINCES
- … royals of note overwhelmed by costs
- Royals their sister cut?
- Navy cutting fares for royal members
- Perhaps Philip and Charles are present in church on Sunday
- Two royals perhaps need a second to make a third
- Will and Harry, but not quite Diana?
- Payments demanded to secure North for king’s followers?
- Costs maintaining essentially expensive royal offspring
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The straight part
We know that "king’s followers?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case king’s followers? = princes.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 PRINCES mean?
PRINCES noun- A (male) ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch.
- A female monarch.
- Someone who is preeminent in their field; a great person.
- The (male) ruler or head of a principality.
- A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch.
- A non-royal high title of nobility, especially in France and the Holy Roman Empire.
- The mushroom Agaricus augustus.
- A type of court card used in tarot cards, the equivalent of the jack.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Rohana.