The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NANNIES
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result NANNIES
- Northern woman’s childminders
- Poles nurse orphan goats
- Is overprotective of female goats
- Mothers and partners taking in show
- Overprotects new girl who’s pictured with son
- Spoils musical surrounded by nudes’ ends
- Billy’s mates who are good with children?
- They take issue over our being too busy to cope
- Caretakers for a number of little orphans
- Name noted orphan’s caretakers
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The straight part
We know that "goats" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case goats = nannies.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 NANNIES mean?
NANNIES noun- A child's nurse.
- A grandmother.
- A godmother.
- A female goat.