The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ENABLES
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More clues leading to the result ENABLES
- Facilitates distribution of beans the French imported
- Allows elders to oust odd characters following rejection of poison
- Helps European outlaw coming back with the French
- Al’s been forging permits
- Qualifies to nurse a baby, first at house winning accolade at the end
- Helps to cook beans adding a bit of lemon and elaichi
- Prepares to catch eels swimming around
- Gives power to English overturning prohibition covering the French
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The straight part
We know that "Prepares" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case prepares = enables.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 ENABLES mean?
ENABLES verb- To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
- To affirm; to make firm and strong.
- To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.
- To yield the opportunity or provide the possibility for something; to provide with means, opportunities, and the like.
- To imply or tacitly confer excuse for an action or a behavior.
- To put a circuit element into action by supplying a suitable input pulse.
- To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).