The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word CANTERBURY
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result CANTERBURY
- Is the Queen unable to cover an old music stand?
- Unable to toss buyer over river in Kent
- See pace of horse, and hide
- Run to purchase last bit of beer bottled in holy city
- Agree to massage back after jog in Kent
- City devastated by a current
- Easily run and hide 7
- Rent/buy car to get around city
- Run to earth in cathedral city
- Jog memory, finally describing seedy sticker
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "holy city" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case holy city = canterbury.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does CANTERBURY mean?
CANTERBURY noun- A rack for magazines or other papers, usually wooden, often done as a decorative piece.