The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ONSHORE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ONSHORE
- Acceptable footwear sailor finally carried towards land
- Leg needing support to land
- Terrestrial radiophones not paid off
- Run in running pump? Not in the main
- Hero and son at sea but not at sea
- Performing with belt up on rock at the beach?
- Coming in to land, cricket side gets support
- Riding wild horse towards land
- No horse should be let loose towards the coast
- No turning over prop approaching land
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The straight part
We know that "Not in the main /Not in the main" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case not in the main /not in the main = onshore.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 ONSHORE mean?
ONSHORE verb- To relocate production, services or jobs to lower-cost locations in the same country.
- Moving from the sea towards the land: an onshore breeze
- Positioned on or near the shore
- Within the country; not overseas.
- From the sea towards the land