Cryptic crossword clue
Pirate gold’s hidden in heap of stones, mostly 7

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

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What does CORSAIR mean?

CORSAIR noun
  1. A French privateer, especially from the port of St-Malo
  2. A privateer or pirate in general
  3. The ship of privateers or pirates, especially of French nationality
  4. A nocturnal assassin bug of the genus Rasahus, found in the southern USA.
  5. A Californian market fish (Sebastes rosaceus).

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