Cryptic crossword clue
Phileas takes drink, getting misty 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "getting misty" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case getting misty = fogging.
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 FOGGING mean?

FOGGING verb
  1. To become covered with or as if with fog.
  2. To become obscured in condensation or water.
  3. To become dim or obscure.
  4. To make dim or obscure.
  5. To cover with or as if with fog.
  6. To disperse insecticide into (a forest canopy) so as to collect organisms.
  7. To obscure in condensation or water.
  8. To make confusing or obscure.
  9. To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog.
FOGGING verb
  1. To pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from.
  2. To become covered with the kind of grass called fog.
FOGGING noun
  1. The dispersal of insecticide into a forest canopy so as to collect organisms.

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