The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PILLAGE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result PILLAGE
- Loot obtained by convict breaking into stately home
- Sack of medicine with a covering of gauze
- Plundering is bad in a servant
- Devastation in small community with new leader
- Time for contraception? Strip
- Sack attendant nursing ailment
- Strip – time for medication?
- Rob has two unfinished beers
- Sack attendant, feeling bad inside
- Loot not well concealed by sheet
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The straight part
We know that "Rob" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rob = pillage.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 PILLAGE mean?
PILLAGE noun- The spoils of war.
- The act of pillaging.
- To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.