Cryptic crossword clue
Pouring drink, reportedly, requiring Chinese porcelain 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Pouring" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pouring = teeming.
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 TEEMING mean?

TEEMING verb
  1. To be stocked to overflowing.
  2. To be prolific; to abound; to be rife.
  3. To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.
TEEMING verb
  1. To empty.
  2. To pour (especially with rain)
  3. To pour, as steel, from a melting pot; to fill, as a mould, with molten metal.
TEEMING verb
  1. To think fit.
TEEMING adjective
  1. Abundantly filled with especially living things.
  2. Referring to large quantities of rain.

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