Cryptic crossword clue
Reaching maximum area in old city 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Reaching maximum" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case reaching maximum = peaking.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PEAKING mean?

PEAKING verb
  1. To reach a highest degree or maximum.
  2. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
  3. To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular.
PEAKING verb
  1. To become sick or wan.
  2. To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.
  3. To pry; to peep slyly.
PEAKING noun
  1. The act of something reaching a peak.
PEAKING adjective
  1. Peaky; sickly; pining

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