The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 3 letter word DEAD END
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result DEAD END
- Precise purpose, but no prospect of progress here
- Demanded changes after Mike leaves cul-de-sac
- Complete before the last part in which further progress is impossible
- A hideout in semi-wooded cul-de-sac
- Very close to stalemate
- Seeing late goal, one’s going nowhere
- Late finish? There’s no way out of it
- Late goal that leads nowhere
- Half-hearted action about a study that’s leading nowhere
- Hopeless situation somehow saddened society missing out
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The straight part
We know that "blind alley" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case blind alley = dead end.The cryptic/wordplay part
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Crossword Answer definitions
DEAD END noun- A road with no exit.
- (by extension) A position that offers no hope of progress.
- To come to a dead-end.
- Going nowhere; blocked.