Cryptic crossword clue
Puts up stakes, fencing badly 7

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

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The straight part

We know that "Puts up" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case puts up = billets.

The cryptic/wordplay part

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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does BILLETS mean?

1. An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish.

1. A short informal letter.
2. A written order to quarter soldiers.

1. A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge.
2. An allocated space or berth in a boat or ship.
3. Berth; position.

1. (of a householder etc.) To lodge soldiers, or guests, usually by order.
2. (of a soldier) To lodge, or be quartered, in a private house.
3. To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge.

1. A semi-finished length of metal.
2. A short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood.
3. A short cutting of sugar cane produced by a harvester or used for planting.
4. A rectangle used as a charge on an escutcheon.
5. An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood, either square or round.
6. (saddlery) A strap that enters a buckle.
7. A loop that receives the end of a buckled strap.

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