The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CROPPER
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More clues leading to the result CROPPER
- Agricultural worker’s fall?
- Cutter takes policeman across river
- Failure of policeman protecting queen
- A fall, one getting a graze
- Mishap for police officer capturing ringleader
- A reaper in the fall
- Plant that’s successful in fall
- Person who harvests in fall
- Ring-leader put inside by policeman is failure
- Metal casing for river plant that’s productive
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The straight part
We know that "Plant that’s successful/fall" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case plant that’s successful/fall = cropper.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CROPPER mean?
CROPPER noun- (normally confined to the expression come a cropper) A fall, a tumble.
- A breed of domestic pigeon with large crop.
- A person who nurtures and gathers a crop.
- A variety of plant producing a good harvest.
- A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth.